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Here are some important answers to your Veteran's questions including related web sites that give you answers from the U.S. government.

Establishing Veteran Eligibility
To establish veteran eligibility you can have us obtain your DD 214 Form which is the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. For veteran's benefits you must have any status other than dishonorable discharge. For more information, download the form in Acrobat PDF format. This form can be sent to:

Taps
If you are a Veteran with an honorable discharge we can arrange for the military to provide Taps for you at the graveside and for a flag for your family to have. More information on Veteran's flags can be seen at: http://www.cem.va.gov/bflags.htm.

Presidential Memorial Certificate
We can also write to the government and obtain a Presidential Memorial Certificate for you and your family. We submit both a death certificate and a copy of your honorable discharge to:

To read more about the Certificate you may go to http://www.cem.va.gov/pmc.htm.

Honor Guards
We are able to arrange for honor guards for Veteran's funerals. All honorably discharged Veterans may be buried in a National Cemetery for no cemetery cost and Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD is the local one that our firm normally uses.

Grave Marker
If you need a Veteran's grave marker for the cemetery you chose to be buried in you can write to:

More grave marker information can be seen at http://www.cem.va.gov/hmorder.htm

Disabled Veterans
Disabled Veteran's families may apply for further monetary awards if the Veteran passed away in a Veteran's hospital or if the Veteran was currently on Veteran's disability payments before death.

Links:
For military history, locator, and chat:
National Cemetery
Veterans Services