VA Service & Distribution Center - Interment Flags
The SDC/Operations has the distinguished honor of providing the final tribute to our Nations Veterans by providing a flag to the next of kin.
Highlights
The SDC distributes interment flags to VA facilities throughout the country and around the world. (more »)
Program Highlights
The SDC/Operations Division maintains inventory control, receiving, quality control, packing and shipping for all interment flags through-out the world.
Interment flags are provided free of charge to the next of kin of honorably discharged veterans (free of charge).
For more information on interment flags and burial benefits available at http://www.cem.va.gov/
For more information or inquiries on how to obtain a flag; contact your local VA facility or send an inquiry.
For Post Offices; a 21-2008 must be submitted to your local VA facility to obtain a intial or replacement flag.
How to Order
In limited instances, Post Offices may order interment flags directly by using VA Form 21-2008, Application for United States Flag for Burial Purposes.
Several options are available to VA facilities to order interment flags:
Order on-line through the Forms and Publications Orders (FP Orders) System. The ordering Stock Number is F91432;
Fax the completed VA Form 21-2008 to (708) 786-5226; or
Call (708) 786-7763 or (708) 786-7509 to place an order over the telephone
To establish an FP Orders System account, contact your local Automated Customer Registration System representative (ACRS) or Information Security Officer (ISO). The Austin Automation Help Desk can be reached at (512) 326-6780 if you are unsure who that is at your local station.
