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Find out how to apply for memorial items to honor a Veteran, Reservist, or family member. Eligible spouses and other family members eligible for burial in some cemeteries may also qualify for headstone markers, flags, niche covers, presidential certificates, and medallions.
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Honor a Veteran or Reservist with memorial items

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While planning a burial for a Veteran or Reservist, you can apply for certain memorial items to honor their military service. An eligible spouse or other family member buried in a national cemetery, or certain other Veterans or military cemeteries, may also qualify for a headstone or marker to identify the place of burial.

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Memorial items for burial

 

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Veterans headstones, markers, and medallions
Apply for one of these memorial items to identify the burial place of a Veteran or eligible spouse or other family member.
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Burial flags
Apply for a United States flag to drape over a casket or coffin or place with an urn.
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Presidential Memorial Certificates
Apply for an engraved certificate signed by the current president.