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Headstones and Markers
On December 27, 2001, President Bush signed Public Law 107-103, the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001.
This law includes a provision that allows the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish an appropriate marker for the graves of eligible veterans buried in private cemeteries, whose deaths occur on or after December 27, 2001, regardless of whether the grave is already marked with a non-government marker.
VA is now accepting applications for markers under the aforementioned law. VA Form 40-1330, "Application for Std. Govt. Headstone or Marker for Installation in a Private or State Veterans' Cemetery", must be submitted by the next of kin, funeral director or cemetery representative, along with a copy of the veteran's military discharge documents, to request a Gov.-provided headstone or marker. Do not send original documents, as they will not be returned. Until this form is revised, applicants should ignore references to "unmarked graves" and should note in Box 27, "Remarks" that this will be a second marker to mark a veteran's gravesite.
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