This is a friendly reminder from your local funeral director regarding your DD 214 (Honorable Discharge Form). One of the greatest honors that I have in my work is assisting families with Veterans Benefits.
Please secure the DD 214 if you or someone in your family is a veteran and wishes to receive Veterans Benefits including Honor Guard, grave marker, survivors benefits(reimbursement of partial final expenses), and a flag.
I would recommend that you make copies of your DD 214, and make sure that the persons responsible for final wishes can access them 24/7. Also, you should have the DD 214 filed with your county clerk.
Yesterday a Marine was laid to rest without the Honor Guard because his family could not locate his DD 214. We exhausted every resource that we had available. We finally received a copy of his DD 214, but not in time to secure the Honor Guard.
Thanks for Serving,
Hunter
Please secure the DD 214 if you or someone in your family is a veteran and wishes to receive Veterans Benefits including Honor Guard, grave marker, survivors benefits(reimbursement of partial final expenses), and a flag.
I would recommend that you make copies of your DD 214, and make sure that the persons responsible for final wishes can access them 24/7. Also, you should have the DD 214 filed with your county clerk.
Yesterday a Marine was laid to rest without the Honor Guard because his family could not locate his DD 214. We exhausted every resource that we had available. We finally received a copy of his DD 214, but not in time to secure the Honor Guard.
Thanks for Serving,
Hunter
