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Abraham Lincoln:
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Burial Flags:
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“I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of
Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of
battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile
you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the
consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our
Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished
memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours, to have laid so costly a
sacrifice upon the Alter of Freedom.”
Abraham Lincoln
"From “The collected works of Abraham Lincoln”, edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume VIII, “Letter
to Mrs. Lydia Bixby” (November 21, 1864, pp. 116-117)
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In order to honor the memory of a veteran’s military service to
his or her county, a United States flag is provided by the Veteran’s Administration, at no cost,
to drape the casket or accompany the urn of a deceased veteran who served honorably in the U.S.
Armed Forces. The flag is usually given to the veteran’s next of kin as a keepsake after its use
during the funeral service. It cannot be replaced if it is lost, stolen or destroyed. However,
there are some veteran’s organizations or other community groups that may be able to assist in
obtaining a replacement flag.
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Veteran Burial
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The National Cemetery Administration honors veterans
with a final resting place and lasting memorials that commemorate their service to our Nation.
Some of these services include providing a U.S. flag, at no cost, to drape the casket of a
deceased veteran, and furnishing a headstone or grave marker, at no cost, for any deceased
eligible veteran. In certain circumstances, a burial allowance is available from the Veterans
Benefits Administration.
In order to find out more about services pertaining
to headstones, flags, burial allowances, and benefits for burial in private cemeteries, visit the
National Cemetery Administration web site at:
http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/cems_nmc.asp
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Upon
the request of a deceased veteran’s funeral home director, a new law, enacted in the year 2000 and
governing funeral honors, will provide a dignified military funeral to veterans who have defended
our nation. “Honoring Those Who Served” is the title of this Department of Defense program which
provides for the folding and presenting of the United States burial flag and the playing of Taps.
The law also requires a military detail of at least two or more uniformed military persons with at
least one a member of the veteran’s parent service of the Armed Forces. The same honors can also
be arranged by the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration cemetery staff
for those who need assistance with arranging military funeral honors at VA national cemeteries.
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Ohio Revised Code Sec. 5901 has created 88 Veterans Service
Commissions in the State of Ohio to administer a number of programs for their respective
counties. Originally established in May, 1886 for the purpose of assisting honorably discharged
veterans and their wives, children and widows, these Commissions have assisted veterans who have
met with an unexpected hardship as the result of some financial, illness or injury related
problem. These benefits run the gamut of assistance for rent and mortgage payments, to personal
hygiene and clothing orders, to medical expenses, to indigent veterans burials. The Cuyahoga
County Veterans Services Commission is located at 1849 Prospect Avenue, 2nd Floor,
Cleveland, Ohio 44115. Their offices are open weekdays between the hours of
8:00 A.M. until 4:15 P.M. You can also contact them by telephone at
216-698-2600, by FAX at 216-698-2650, or e-mail at http://vsc.cuyahogacounty.us/
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