The
help provided to the grieving families of deceased military personnel and
the ceremonial paying of respect at their memorials provide the final demonstration
of our Nation's gratitude to those who faithfully defended our country in
peace and war.
DoD Directive
1300.15, Military
Funeral Support
DoD Directive 1300.22, Mortuary
Policy
DoD Instruction 1300.18, Military
Personnel Casualty Matters, Policies and Procedures
Military
Funeral Honors. This Web site provides the general public
with information on military funeral honors, as well as helpful
links to related military and veterans issues Web sites.
Arlington
National Cemetery.
The official Web site of the nation's cemetery provides a virtual
tour of the cemetery, information on exhibits and memorials, and
how to find a specific grave.
National
Cemetery Administration. Department of Veterans Affairs, this site
provides information about burial, national and military cemeteries,
military honors, and VA burial benefits.
Defense Prisoner
of War/Missing Personnel Office. The Department of Defense (DoD)
is committed to an unwavering effort to bring home or account for each
and every service member lost due to hostile action.
Air Force Aid Society
arranges transportation, provides low cost loans and other important
support for Air Force families in need.
Army Emergency
Relief Society arranges transportation, provides low cost
loans and other important support for Army families in need.
Army
Personnel Command (PERSCOM Online). This site can provide information
on the Army Casualty and Memorial Affairs Operation Center.
Federal Employees
Education and Assistance Fund provides educational benefits
and emergency assistance exclusively to all civilian federal and
postal employees and their dependent family members.
Navy and Marine
Corps Relief Society arranges transportation, provides low
cost loans and other important support for Navy and Marine Corps
families in need.
American Red
Cross provides a variety of casualty support services, including
arranging low-cost lodging.
The
Intrepid/Anheuser-Busch Fallen Heroes Fund will provide
scholarships to spouses and children of U.S. military and coalition
personnel killed during the war in Iraq.
The
National League of POW/MIA Families.
The Tragedy Assistance
Program for Survivors, Inc. (TAPS) is a national non-profit
organization made up of, and providing services to, all those
who have lost a loved one while serving in the Armed Forces.
United Services
Organization (USO) will assist the families of military casualties
in arranging transportation and finding low-cost lodging.
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