What’s included: Direct burial benefits cover gravesites, grave liners, opening and closing, perpetual care, headstones or markers, and burial flags for eligible veterans. What’s not covered: Families ...

GRAND JUNCTION Colo. (KREX)- On Tuesday, the Veterans Memorial Cemetery installed its third saluting statue. A tribute to the ...

We all know that contemplating the hereafter or planning for the inevitable can be a pretty uncomfortable undertaking. For veterans, however, half the work is already done. We all know there are ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. (June 26, 2015) -- As a Legal Assistance Counsel I am often asked about burial and memorial benefits for veterans and retirees. This short article will give you a quick ...

Nov. 26 (UPI) --The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering environmentally friendly burial sections in three national cemeteries for U.S. military veterans. The "green burial sections" are ...

The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs hosted a community meeting Thursday to share details about the project and answer ...

Cautions for veterans about fireworks, a new cemetery in the Alaska interior, and a Puerto Rican Vietnam hero is nominated for the medal of honor.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The government has cleared the first burial of a same-sex spouse of a veteran in a national cemetery, but it’s far from certain how easy it will be for other gay military couples to ...

As a grateful nation remembers its military dead today, the Department of Veterans Affairs is turning some of its attention to the veterans who have yet to fall. With veterans deaths expected to peak ...