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I am an honorably discharged veteran, what are my burial benefits?

All honorably discharged veterans, their spouse and certain dependent children have the following guaranteed benefits: FREE GRAVE OR CREMATION NICHE IN A FULLY DEVELOPED SECTION OF A NATIONAL CEMETERY, FREE OUTER CONTAINER (GRAVE LINER), FREE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE GRAVE OR NICHE, FREE GRAVE OR NICHE MARKER IN BRONZE, GRANITE OR MARBLE (DEPENDS ON CEMETERY), FREE FLAG (FOR THE VETERAN ONLY), AND FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THE DECEASED VETERAN FROM A VETERANS HOSPITAL TO THE PLACE OF BURIAL. BEWARE OF BURIAL SCAMS DIRECTED AT VETERANS!

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