The VA’s burial benefits generally come in two categories: direct burial benefits and burial allowances. Direct burial ...

There is no room for error in military funeral honors. There are no second takes; every movement is a result of hours of ...

Some recent military funerals in the region are not including full military honors because of the federal government shutdown that began last week. Jerome Feltis, a licensed funeral director at ...

Military funeral honors are a solemn way to recognize a veteran’s service, combining tradition, respect, and precise ceremony. From flag folding to the playing of Taps, each element carries deep ...

The U.S. Air Force will provide full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the San Diego woman who was fatally shot during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach. The decision reverses a Biden ...

Wreaths lay at the bottom of gravestones during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Biloxi National Cemetery, Biloxi, Mississippi, Dec. 13, 2025. (Kemberly Groue/Air Force) Your spouse served ...

The public is invited this week to join the Veterans Land Board in conducting an unaccompanied veteran burial with military honors for former Sgt. 1st Class Edward Franklin Taylor. An “unaccompanied” ...

LYONS, N.Y. - A Lyons resident who died in World War II was laid to rest with full honors by seven Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard at the town’s Old Elmwood Cemetery on Nov. 7. The Honor ...