Posted on Dec 31, 2015
Have you indicated in your Last Will and Testament that you want to be buried in a National Cemetery with full or normal military honors?
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Have you indicated in your Last Will and Testament that you want to be buried in a National Cemetery with full or normal military honors?
RP Members this is something that is very important to me and something that I've discussed with my family. It is something that all families need to discuss and be prepared for if you are a veteran and wish to utilize your veteran benefits either at a National Cemetery, State Cemetery, or Private Cemetery.
Have you prepared for it?
Do you think it is an honor and privilege as a veteran to be buried at a National Cemetery with full or normal military honors (or) you don't care either way or haven't planned for that day yet?
The VA provides a number of resources for this very important matter:
http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/burial_benefits/index.asp
I bring this up because we just experience the death of my father-in-law (Vietnam Veteran) there is still a cost to make arrangements through your local funeral home for a visitation, transportation, cremation, and other arrangements that can start at around $6,000.00 and go up. This is before any VA Benefits come into the process.
RP Members this is something that is very important to me and something that I've discussed with my family. It is something that all families need to discuss and be prepared for if you are a veteran and wish to utilize your veteran benefits either at a National Cemetery, State Cemetery, or Private Cemetery.
Have you prepared for it?
Do you think it is an honor and privilege as a veteran to be buried at a National Cemetery with full or normal military honors (or) you don't care either way or haven't planned for that day yet?
The VA provides a number of resources for this very important matter:
http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/burial_benefits/index.asp
I bring this up because we just experience the death of my father-in-law (Vietnam Veteran) there is still a cost to make arrangements through your local funeral home for a visitation, transportation, cremation, and other arrangements that can start at around $6,000.00 and go up. This is before any VA Benefits come into the process.
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I've only recently learned about the death benefits for Veterans and I think it would be a great honor to be laid to rest in a National Cemetery. I don't know what the difference between full and normal military honors is, but being laid to rest in a military manner would be the highest honor in my opinion.
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As a NAVY man and also a commercial fisherman, I will be cremated and spread throughout the North Atlantic, where I can rest in Davy Jone's locker.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
SA Jim Arnold We spread my Mother-in-Laws ashes into the ocean right off the concrete jetty at Oceanside, CA - we go there every year for the anniversary and throw flowers into the ocean!
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My wife and I bought a plot in my hometown where we can be buried after cremation. It's not in my Will; but, after watching my wife and her brother struggle trying to guess what kind of arrangements their mother would have wanted, I wrote a two-pager with a bunch of details to include what music I want played.
I 'almost' included FREEBIRD!!
I 'almost' included FREEBIRD!!
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
LTC Jesse Edwards I like that - maybe I should add that to the song to be played at my funeral - LOL! Gald you got all the details together - I've seen too many families truggle with this lately as I get older!
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I have but need to redo it and bring it up to date. Life changes, wills need to change also.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
SFC Wade W. Roger that. I've had to change it from two past divorces, to a new marriage, to my children being all grown up and adults now with their own life. They are a constantly changing document!
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Thanks for sharing. My wife and I went to have our wills filled out, and Do Not Resuscitate and Advanced Directives for myself.
I put nothing in there regarding my burial, and this reminds me that I need to do so.
I put nothing in there regarding my burial, and this reminds me that I need to do so.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
SGT Michael Thorin Good Copy - always want to make sure you have everything covered!
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I was into the "any National Cemetery" category until I spent some time just after I moved up here placing flags on graves at our local cemetery. Lots of brothers and sisters here. So I have no objection to being placed here presuming I go before my wife. Then she can pay me a visit more easily to give me her honeydo list.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
LTC Paul Labrador Same here - thanks for sharing! I have it written in my will with very specific instructions!
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