Veteran Funeral Services

Veteran Funeral Services 

At TS Warden we make it a priority that deceased veterans are honored in the manner they deserve. We are proud to serve veterans and see this honor as our way of saying thank you for serving our country.

It is important that family members tell one of our funeral directors that their loved one used to be apart of the military. Our staff can then contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the appropriate Military Service to see if your loved one is eligible to receive military death benefits. Below we have outlined some circumstances where your loved one would be eligible to receive military death benefits:

  • Your loved one was a military member on active duty or was in the Selected Reserve. 
  • Your loved one was a former military member who served on active duty and left the military under honorable conditions.
  • Your loved one completed at least one term of enlistment or a period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve and left under honorable conditions.
  • Your loved one was a former military member from the Selected Reserve that was discharged due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
The process of obtaining eligibility for military death benefits can be a bit complicated, but that is what our funeral directors are there for. They will take care of the entire application process and will explain to you the amount of benefits that your loved one can receive.

What Does a Veteran Funeral Consist of?

At a veteran funeral an honor guard detail of no less than two members from the Armed Forces will be present. One member will be a representative of the parent Service of the deceased veteran. At a minimum the honor detail will perform a ceremony that includes the folding and presenting of the American flag to the next of kin and the playing of Taps. 


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Military Death Benefits

Below are a few of the common features that military death benefits provide and cover:
  • Burial Flag
  • Headstone or Marker
  • Burial in a National or State Veterans Administration Cemetery
  • Presidential Memorial Certificate
Source:
Military.com. (2018). Military funeral honors. Retrieved from https://www.military.com/benefits/burial-and-memorial/military-funeral-honors.html  
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