Veterans Funeral Home, Cremation Services & Burial Benefits

How We honor Veterans at Our Funeral Home

Local Veterans Resources in Lebanon County, PA

Lebanon County Department of Veteran's Affairs, 400 South 8th Street, Lebanon, PA 17042
Phone: (717) 228-4422

National Cemetery Administration, Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, 60 Indiantown Gap Road, Annville, PA 17003-9618

Phone: 717-865-5254

Lebanon VA Medical Center, 1700 South Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon, PA 17042-7529

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Main phone: 717-272-6621

VA health connect: 855-679-0952

Mental health care: 717-272-6621, ext. 4992

Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, PA

Veterans, along with eligible family members, are entitled to several benefits if they wish to be buried or have their cremation ashes placed at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. These benefits include:

1. Burial Plot or Columbarium/Niche Placement: Veterans can receive a burial plot for casket burials or a niche in the columbarium for cremated remains. The cemetery also has areas designated for in-ground burial of cremated ashes.
2. Grave Opening and Closing: The costs associated with opening and closing the grave are covered at no charge to the veteran's family.
3. Headstone or Marker: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a government-issued headstone or marker at no cost, which can be placed at the grave or columbarium. The headstone or marker includes information such as the veteran’s name, rank, branch of service, and other personal details.
4. Burial Flag: Veterans are entitled to receive a United States burial flag, which can be draped over the casket or accompany the cremation urn.
5. Military Honors: Veterans may receive military funeral honors, including the folding and presentation of the flag, as well as the playing of "Taps." This is typically arranged through the funeral home or cemetery staff.
6. Perpetual Care: The grave or cremation placement site is maintained in perpetuity by the National Cemetery Administration at no cost to the family.
7. Presidential Memorial Certificate: Families can request a Presidential Memorial Certificate, which is an engraved paper certificate signed by the sitting president to honor the veteran’s service.

These benefits are available to eligible Lebanon County veterans and their spouses or minor children. There is no cost to the family for the burial benefits, but our funeral home services (e.g., embalming, Veterans funeral services, Veterans cremation) are not covered by the VA.

It’s important to Contact Us to confirm eligibility and arrange services.

Military funeral honors include the playing of “Taps,” a rifle detail, a color guard and uniformed service members who properly fold and present the United States flag to the grieving family. These flags are typically given to the deceased’s next of kin or close friend.In order for the survivors to qualify to receive the burial flag, the veteran or reservist must be described by at least one of the following:

• Served in wartime
  
• Died while serving on active duty after May 27, 1941
  
• Served after January 31, 1955
  
• Served in peacetime and left military service before June 27, 1950, after serving at least one enlistment or because of a disability that was caused - or made worse - by their active military service
  
• Served in the Selected Reserves, or served in the military forces of the Philippines while in service of the United States and died on or after April 25, 1951.