Marble Veteran Headstones

A government furnished headstone or marker may be provided for eligible veterans who died on or after nov.

Marble veteran headstones. Weight is approximately 230 pounds. Type of headstone or marker will depend on the family s wishes and any cemetery re strictions on type. Cleaning government furnished headstones markers nca memorial products service march 2020 in addition to national cemeteries and state tribal and territorial veterans cemeteries the national cemetery administration nca provides headstones markers to eligible veterans in private and municipal cemeteries. A memorial headstone or marker.

Upright headstones these headstones are 42 inches long 13 inches wide and 4 inches thick and made of marble or granite. Marble and granite headstones or markers that are replaced and removed from a grave must be destroyed to make sure that the inscription is no longer readable. Billings police lieutenant brandon wooley says the driver is brad dugas a 30 year old man from billings. Flat bronze marker or bronze niche marker.

We re here monday through friday 8 00 a m. Bronze markers must be returned to the contractor. Today granite outnumbers marble as the material of choice. The department of veterans affairs provides a medallion by request to be affixed to an existing privately purchased headstone or marker to signify the deceased s status as a veteran.

What are the differences between marble and granite. The department of veterans affairs va furnishes upon request at no charge to the applicant a government headstone or marker for the unmarked grave of any deceased eligible veteran in any cemetery around the world regardless of their date of death. When choosing a headstone grave marker or monument to remember a lost loved one it is important to consider the material that will be used. In cemeteries of the past marble was a popular choice for monuments and headstones.

Va will only furnish a memorial headstone or marker after the disposition of the veteran s remains. 1 1990 and. Upright granite or marble headstone. This policy allows for additional text inscription to be provided at government expense.

Or flat granite or marble marker. Must be placed in an established cemetery and will not be used as a memento. S or y lian. For a memorial headstone or marker please check box in block 34 and explain the disposition of the remains in block 33.

The types of headstones and markers available for private cemeteries are. This device is furnished in lieu of a traditional government headstone or grave marker for those veterans who served on or after apr. For information about replacing a veteran s headstone or marker call us at 800 697 6947. The secretary of veterans affairs authorized the reintroduction of upright granite headstones on jan.

Weight is approximately 230 pounds. 29 marble veteran headstones are demolished after an alleged drunk driver crashed into the mountview cemetery early sunday morning.