Saying goodbye to a loved one is difficult enough but the experience can also be an expensive one. Today the largest single cost when planning a funeral is the price of the coffin or casket. However you can significantly reduce this cost while still re...
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Posted on May 17th, 2021
Funeral planning can be costly, which is why the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers VA death benefits to surviving families of departed Veterans. Intended to reimburse families for burial and funeral costs, surviving families must meet several ...
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Posted on May 16th, 2021
Funeral services for members of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force or Coast Guard) offer a way of recognizing the sacrifices that person has made and commemorating their service to the country. While certain traditions are fairly com...
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Posted on May 15th, 2021
Located in 40 states and Puerto Rico, the United States National Cemetery System consists of 171 burial places reserved for those who have served in the military in some capacity, as well as their spouses and dependents. Burials in a national cemetery ...
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Posted on May 14th, 2021
Military funerals are formal events that call for respectful behavior from both the military and civilian attendees. While not significantly different in this regard from traditional civilian funerals, military funerals honor the life of the deceased a...
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Posted on May 13th, 2021
The impact of losing a loved one can be emotionally staggering, and the additional challenges of finalizing the legal details of their lives can add to the overwhelm. In addition to the typical measures that need to be taken after someone’s passi...
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Posted on May 13th, 2021
Whether on active duty or in the reserves, all Veterans and military members are eligible for military funeral honors to be performed at their funeral service. These military funeral traditions are intended to honor the deceased’s service and be ...
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Posted on May 13th, 2021
Funerals and memorial services are important ways to honor the life of someone who has passed, but they don’t always provide an atmosphere in which family members and friends can gather informally and have conversations about the many emotions th...
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Posted on April 17th, 2021
In recent posts, we’ve talked about the importance of developing a will or a living trust to ensure that our possessions are distributed according to our wishes after we die. But there is an important part of our legacy that is less tangible: our...
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Posted on April 16th, 2021
As we reach adulthood, we gain a deeper understanding of the concept of mortality. We know that we will all pass away eventually, and we’ve been taught that our parents predeceasing us is to be expected - part of the natural order of things. Unde...
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Posted on April 16th, 2021