The Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs are responsible for ensuring that service members who die in combat receive proper burial honors. They also provid ...

To qualify for funeral benefits in the United States, veterans and their families must meet certain requirements established by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In general, families are ...

The loss of a loved one is a difficult time and can be full of questions especially when the decedent is a veteran. The Department of Veterans Affairs offers several ...

Mr. Elliot died at age 86. But under the law at the time, he wasn't eligible for burial benefits because he didn't die at a VA facility. With a stroke of the pen on January 2, President Biden ...

Rear Admiral Thomas Lynch writes: "Veterans and active-duty servicemembers shouldn’t face unnecessary obstacles when ...

The annual Federal Benefits Guide hosts a wealth of information ... The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Legacy Memorial is a digital platform dedicated to the memory of veterans and ...

In 2007, a young Marine officer named Travis Manion lost his life protecting wounded teammates in Iraq. Before leaving for what turned out to be his last deployment, in a conversation with a close ...

The Ways and Means Committee approved a bill waiving financial requirements for a new veterans' columbarium in Fort Wayne.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM) at their website at vlm.cem.va.gov/. This ...