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Honor for Our Veterans
We
are especially proud of the role our Veterans have played in the freedoms we
enjoy today. We have developed special services that include features and
tributes to honor a Veterans service. These offerings include services and
products that are included at no charge. Our Veterans deserve the utmost
respect, and any Veteran with an honorable discharge, regardless of financial
means, or even those with no living family, will receive military
honors and interment in a local, state, or national cemetery.
We
will also complete all applications for any benefits to which a Veteran or
their family are entitled and eligible, including but not limited to: securing
an American flag; military honors; headstone or marker and setting; monetary
burial benefits, and transportation to a Veteran's cemetery.
World War II Registry of
Remembrances
Anyone
who helped win World War II, whether in battle or on the home front, is
eligible for the Registry. To enter your name or the name of someone you wish
to honor for their service to our country, you may register by visiting the NFDA Registration Page.
Veterans Benefits
The
Veterans Administration (VA) provides benefits for a Veterans family if they can
provide a copy of discharge papers which indicate an honorable discharge. These
benefits include a flag, burial in a national Veterans cemetery, a grave
marker, and military honors at the graveside. If burial is in a Veterans
cemetery, a grave can also be reserved for a surviving spouse.
There are
additional monetary allowances toward burial expenses if the Veterans death
occurs in a federal VA hospital or if the Veteran was receiving a VA pension at
the time of death. You can contact the local Western New York Veterans Service
Center for more information:
c/o Buffalo
VA Medical Center
3495 Bailey
Avenue
Buffalo, New York
14215
Tel: (716)
862-6316
If the Veteran had life insurance coverage with Government National Life Insurance, we
can help with that claim, or they can be reached at 1-800-669-8477. You can also visit the Veterans Administration website for more information at: www.va.gov/.
Veterans Cemeteries
There
are many National Veterans Cemeteries. Burial is permitted in any National
Veterans Cemetery in the United States, depending on the availability of graves
(additionally, there are also state or town Veterans cemeteries).
Click HERE to go to the Arlington National Cemetery Website
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