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OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest				Volume 01 : Issue 107

Today's Topics:
  #5 Re: military information             [CVanAllen@aol.com]

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Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 21:54:17 EDT
From: CVanAllen@aol.com
To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com
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Subject: Re: military information
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Quoting from the handbook Federal Benefits for Veteran's and their Dependents
"Burial benefits in a VA national cemetery includes the gravesite, a 
headstone or marker, opening and closing of the grave, and perpetual care. 
Many national cemeteries have columbaria or gravesites for cremated remains.
Veterans and servicemembers are eligible for burial in a VA national 
cemetery. An eligible veteran must have been discharged or separated from 
active duty under other than dishonorable conditions and have completed the 
required period of service. Persons entitled to retired pay as a result of 20 
years creditable service with a reserve component are eligible. A U.S. 
citizen who served in the armed forces of a government allied with the United 
States in a war may also be eligible. A 1997 law bars persons convicted of 
federal or state capital crimes from being buried or memorialized in one of 
the VA national cemeteries or in Arlington National Cemetery.
Spouses and minor children of eligible veterans and of servicemembers also 
may be buried in a national cemetery. Adult children incapable of 
self-support due to physical or mental disability are eligible for burial."

There are some restrictions for burial in Arlington National Cemetery.

Not sure if a birth certificate is required to enlist but some proof of age 
is needed. 

A proud (female) US Army retiree.


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