Honoring Those Who Served
Veterans Services
From military honors to VA benefits assistance, we help families honor their veteran with the dignity and respect earned through service to our nation.
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Dedicated veterans sections with full military honors coordination
A Grateful Nation Remembers
Honoring Your Veteran's Legacy
Every veteran carries a story of courage, commitment, and sacrifice. At Life Remembered, we believe that story deserves to be honored with the reverence and dignity earned through years of faithful service to our nation.
From the solemn presentation of the flag to coordinating military funeral honors, our experienced team ensures every detail reflects the permanence and honor befitting a veteran's final rest. We work directly with the Department of Veterans Affairs and military honor guard units to arrange all ceremonial elements.
Navigating VA benefits can feel overwhelming during a time of loss. We guide families through the entire process—from burial allowances to government headstones—ensuring you receive every benefit your loved one earned. You don't have to do this alone.
Why Families Choose Us
Serving Veterans with Honor
We're committed to providing veterans families with compassionate guidance and comprehensive support.
Military Honors Coordination
We arrange flag folding, Taps, and honor guard ceremonies at no cost to the family.
VA Benefits Assistance
We help complete paperwork for burial allowances, headstones, and other benefits your veteran earned.
Family Burial Together
Unlike some national cemeteries, we ensure veterans and spouses can be buried side-by-side.
Benefits Assistance
VA Benefits We Help You Access
We assist families in applying for all available veterans benefits, handling the paperwork so you can focus on honoring your loved one.
VA Burial Allowance
Financial assistance for funeral and burial expenses, with higher benefits for service-related deaths. Includes plot allowance for private cemetery burial.
Military Funeral Honors
Every eligible veteran receives flag folding and presentation, playing of Taps, and an honor guard of uniformed military personnel—at no cost.
Government Headstones & Markers
The VA provides granite, marble, or bronze markers at no cost, including name, rank, branch, dates, and optional emblem of belief.
Presidential Memorial Certificate
An engraved certificate signed by the President honoring your veteran's memory—suitable for framing and available to all family members.
Dependency & Indemnity Compensation
Tax-free monthly benefits for surviving spouses, children, or parents of veterans whose death was service-related.
Survivors Pension
Tax-free support for low-income surviving spouses and dependent children of wartime veterans, with additional aid for those requiring care.
Know Your Options
National Cemetery vs. Private Cemetery
Veterans are entitled to free burial in national VA cemeteries—a valuable benefit. But national cemeteries have important limitations you should know about.
National VA Cemeteries
- Cannot pre-select or reserve a specific burial site
- Location assigned at time of need based on availability
- Space limitations may prevent family burial together
- No ability to visit and choose your resting place in advance
Life Remembered Cemeteries
- Choose your exact burial location and section
- Visit the site before making your decision
- Guarantee spouses and family can be buried together
- Still eligible for VA headstones and burial allowances
- Discounted rates for veterans
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We'll answer your questions about veterans benefits, military honors, and burial options at any of our 26 locations.
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- 70 years serving veterans and families
- Dedicated veterans sections at most locations
- Full military honors coordination included
- VA benefits paperwork assistance at no extra charge
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Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Veterans are entitled to VA burial allowance (partial reimbursement for funeral costs), military funeral honors, government-furnished headstones or markers, Presidential Memorial Certificate, and burial in VA national cemeteries. We help families access all available benefits.
We coordinate directly with the appropriate military branch to arrange honors including flag folding and presentation, playing of Taps, and an honor guard. By federal law, every eligible veteran receives these honors at no cost to the family.
Yes. The VA provides headstones, markers, or medallions at no cost for eligible veterans—whether buried in national or private cemeteries. You can choose granite, marble, or bronze with the veteran's name, rank, branch, dates, and optional emblem of belief.
Yes. At Life Remembered, spouses and family members can be buried together in the same plot or nearby. This is a key advantage over some national cemeteries where space limitations may not allow for family burials.
You'll need the veteran's DD Form 214 (discharge papers) to apply for most VA benefits. If you don't have this document, we can help you request it from the National Archives.
The VA burial allowance helps cover funeral and burial expenses for eligible veterans. The amount varies based on whether the death was service-connected. For veterans buried in private cemeteries, a plot allowance may also be available. We help complete the paperwork.