Marble Veteran Headstones

Must be placed in an established cemetery and will not be used as a memento.

Marble veteran headstones.

In cemeteries of the past marble was a popular choice for monuments and headstones. 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. What are the differences between marble and granite. Upright granite or marble headstone.

A memorial headstone or marker. This policy allows for additional text inscription to be provided at government expense. A government furnished headstone or marker may be provided for eligible veterans who died on or after nov. 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.

Va will only furnish a memorial headstone or marker after the disposition of the veteran s remains. For a memorial headstone or marker please check box in block 34 and explain the disposition of the remains in block 33. In february 1997 the inclusive inscription policy was adopted. 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.

S or y lian. 1 1990 and. Weight is approximately 230 pounds. 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.

Bronze markers must be returned to the contractor. Today granite outnumbers marble as the material of choice. Weight is approximately 230 pounds. The secretary of veterans affairs authorized the reintroduction of upright granite headstones on jan.

29 marble veteran headstones are demolished after an alleged drunk driver crashed into the mountview cemetery early sunday morning. Flat bronze marker or bronze niche marker. After the crash the driver left the scene but officers were able to locate him. 6 1917 and whose grave in a private cemetery is marked with a privately.

Upright headstones these headstones are 42 inches long 13 inches wide and 4 inches thick and made of marble or granite. The types of headstones and markers available for private cemeteries are. Billings police lieutenant brandon wooley says the driver is brad dugas a 30 year old man from billings. For information about replacing a veteran s headstone or marker call us at 800 697 6947.

Or flat granite or marble marker. 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.