 Department
of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) purpose is to administer
the laws providing benefits and other services to veterans and
their dependents and the beneficiaries of veterans.
Information about a Veteran's Burial and Memorial
benefits can be found at the Department of Veterans Affairs'
web site: http://www.va.gov/.
To ensure the most accurate information, Brookside Chapel &
Funeral Home suggests you call or visit your regional Veterans
Affairs Office. To reach the regional Veterans Affairs Office
in your area, call 1-800-827-1000.
Department of Veterans Affairs National
Cemetery Administration
The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration's
web site: http://www.cem.va.gov/,
designed to assist you with information on VA's national cemeteries
and other burial benefits. The Veterans Affairs National Cemetery
Administration honors the military service of our Nation's veterans.
The Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration provide
a dignified burial and lasting memorial for veterans and their
eligible family members and they maintain their veterans' cemeteries
as national shrines.
All veterans are entitled to a free burial
in a national cemetery and a grave marker. This eligibility also
extends to some civilians who have provided military-related
service and some Public Health Service personnel. Spouses and
dependent children also are entitled to a lot and marker when
buried in a national cemetery. There are no charges for opening
or closing the grave, for a vault or liner, or for setting the
marker in a national cemetery. The family generally is responsible
for other expenses, including transportation to the cemetery.
To ensure the most accurate information, Brookside
Chapel & Funeral Home suggests you call or visit your regional
Veterans Affairs Office or visit the Department of Veterans Affairs'
website at http://www.cem.va.gov/.
To reach the regional Veterans Affairs Office in your area, call
1-800-827-1000.
Department of Defense Military Funeral
Honors
Information on Military Funeral Honors benefits and answers to
frequently asked questions can be found at the Department of
Defense Military Funeral Honors web site: http://www.militaryfuneralhonors.osd.mil/.
The web site contains up-to-date information and direct links
to other related web sites.
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