MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS INFO. AS OF 2000 ALL ELIGIBLE VETERANS,TO INCLUDE MILITARY RETIREES,ARE ENTITLED TO MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS, AT A MINIMUM, THE FUNERAL HONORS CEREMONY WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLDING OF THE FLAG AND PRESENTATION OF THE AMERICAN FLAG AND THE PLAYING OF TAPS. AT LEAST 2 UNIFORMED MILITARY PERSONNEL,IN ADDITION TO A BUGLER, IF AVAILABLE,SHALL PERFORM THE CEREMONY. IF A BUGLER IS NOT AVAILABLE, A HIGH-QUALITY COMPACT DISK MAY BE USED. ceremonialbugle ONE OF THE UNIFORMED MILITARY PERSONNEL WILL BE FROM THE DECEASED VETERANS PARENT MILITARY SERVICE AND WILL PRESENT THE FLAG TO NEXT OF KIN. THE NEXT OF KIN MUST REQUEST THE FUNERAL HONORS,THEY ARE NOT PROVIDED AUTOMATICALLY. DOD CALLS FOR THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR, RATHER THEN NEXT OF KIM TO CONTACT THE MILITARY. 1-877-MIL-HONR The military funeral honors Web site is located at militaryfuneralhonors.osd.mil. [Link will take you off the VA web site.].
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