The difference between military funeral honors and ‘full’ military honors

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 The difference between military funeral honors and ‘full’ military honors

Team Mighty
Posted On February 06, 2022 07:27:03

servicemen providing funeral honors

Any eligible veteran who requests a military burial is guaranteed by law to have certain honors at his or her funeral. The Department of Defense is required by law to provide these services at no cost to the veteran’s family.

The honors they receive at their funeral depends on the veteran’s service, but will always have certain baseline elements, which includes at least two honor guard members. Depending on their military achievements, however, the funeral can range from a simple, understated ceremony to something akin to the opening act of a Super Bowl.

For veterans to get military honors at their burial, the family must give the VA or the local military installation two days’ notice. This can be coordinated through a veteran’s funeral director.

https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-culture/different-types-of-military-honors/

[Kamaji]

For somebody who served, even if it was only a minor service in a far-away place at the end of a conflict, it makes a big impression on the family of a deceased veteran that their family member gets basic military honors.  MY FIL served in the Philippines at the tail end of WWII as a camp guard - not very fun, exciting, or sexy - but he did his duty as he was ordered to do without more than the customary GI's beefing, and did so honorably.

When he passed away a few years ago, he got the basic honors described in the article, and it really touched my MIL that even so long after the conflict, his service was remembered.