If you are a Veteran you can come in under the average cost of a funeral by simply going to a Veterans Cemetery. The National Cemeteries provide a key service for the Veteran in providing burial expenses.
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“AN ULTIMATE TRIBUTE©”
Today in the United States, veterans of wartime are
invited to have their funerals and burials in one of the
national cemeteries. The U.S. government provides a
fitting memorial for those have given military service to
our country. Normally a discharge paper is required.
At a national cemetery there are no charges for:
A grave opening
A grave closing
A vault or liner
The setting of a marker.”
Arlington National Cemetery Headstones.
Recently National Cemeteries around the Country have expanded to help with the growing need. The example is a cemetery in Suffolk, Virginia.
“Calverton National Cemetery will expand its developed acreage, preparing enough grave-site land for an additional decade of burials, officials said Monday.
Rep. Tim Bishop, who announced U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs funding for the $32-million project, said veterans would join him for the groundbreaking Monday.
The cemetery had more than 6,600 interments in 2008 with more than 200,000 since opening in 1978.
This project will develop nearly 90 acres and “includes about 33,000 pre-placed crypts, 4,800 columbarium niches and 1,000 in-ground cremation interment sites,” Bishop’s office said.
via www.newsday.com
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