Marble Veteran Headstones

For a memorial headstone or marker please check box in block 34 and explain the disposition of the remains in block 33.

Marble veteran headstones.

When choosing a headstone grave marker or monument to remember a lost loved one it is important to consider the material that will be used. In february 1997 the inclusive inscription policy was adopted. The department of veterans affairs provides a medallion by request to be affixed to an existing privately purchased headstone or marker to signify the deceased s status as a veteran. A memorial headstone or marker.

The department of veterans affairs va furnishes upon request at no charge to the applicant a government headstone or marker for the unmarked grave of any deceased eligible veteran in any cemetery around the world regardless of their date of death. Today granite outnumbers marble as the material of choice. The types of headstones and markers available for private cemeteries are. Weight is approximately 230 pounds.

A government furnished headstone or marker may be provided for eligible veterans who died on or after nov. Weight is approximately 230 pounds. Marble and granite headstones or markers that are replaced and removed from a grave must be destroyed to make sure that the inscription is no longer readable. Must be placed in an established cemetery and will not be used as a memento.

Billings police lieutenant brandon wooley says the driver is brad dugas a 30 year old man from billings. Flat bronze marker or bronze niche marker. 29 marble veteran headstones are demolished after an alleged drunk driver crashed into the mountview cemetery early sunday morning. S or y lian.

Type of headstone or marker will depend on the family s wishes and any cemetery re strictions on type. Va will only furnish a memorial headstone or marker after the disposition of the veteran s remains. This device is furnished in lieu of a traditional government headstone or grave marker for those veterans who served on or after apr. In cemeteries of the past marble was a popular choice for monuments and headstones.

The secretary of veterans affairs authorized the reintroduction of upright granite headstones on jan. After the crash the driver left the scene but officers were able to locate him. 6 1917 and whose grave in a private cemetery is marked with a privately. Upright headstones these headstones are 42 inches long 13 inches wide and 4 inches thick and made of marble or granite.

For information about replacing a veteran s headstone or marker call us at 800 697 6947. Cleaning government furnished headstones markers nca memorial products service march 2020 in addition to national cemeteries and state tribal and territorial veterans cemeteries the national cemetery administration nca provides headstones markers to eligible veterans in private and municipal cemeteries. Upright granite or marble headstone. What are the differences between marble and granite.

Or flat granite or marble marker. This policy allows for additional text inscription to be provided at government expense.