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Veteran Services

We're proud to do our part in honoring our country's veterans. Our duty is to provide you and your family with professional and dignified assistance during your time of need, and we promise to support you in honoring your loved one for their dedication and selfless service.

 


 

Traditional Honors

Eligible veterans receive the folding and presenting of the American flag to the next of kin and the playing of Taps by a bugler or recording. These honors are performed by an honor guard detail that has at least two members of the Armed Forces. One member must be a representative from the branch in which the veteran served, and this member presents the flag.

Honors also can include:

  • The U.S. flag draped over the casket
  • A three-volley rifle salute to represent duty, honor, and country
  • A final salute at the gravesite



Veteran Benefits

In addition to honoring your veteran during the service, we can help contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for:

  • Headstones: The VA provides headstones and markers for the graves of veterans anywhere in the world and for eligible dependents of veterans buried in national, state, or military cemeteries.
  • A Presidential Memorial Certificate: This certificate shows the nation's recognition of the veteran's service. It includes the veteran's name and the signature of the President.
  • Memorial plots: If an eligible veteran's remains are not available for burial, the VA can provide a plot and headstone or marker in a national cemetery for memorialization. If you want to place the memorial in a cemetery other than a national cemetery, the VA will provide the headstone or marker but not the plot.
  • Burial in a national cemetery: This includes the gravesite, opening and closing of the grave, a grave box, and perpetual care.
  • Reimbursement of burial: For information on eligibility and the different levels of potential reimbursement, please review the Guide to VA Burial Allowances.



Eligibility

Military funeral honors are free and mandated by law for eligible veterans. Eligibility is verified by the veteran’s DD-214, or discharge papers. Eligible members are:

  • Military members on active duty or in the Selected Reserve.
  • Former military members discharged from the Selected Reserve due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
  • Former military members who served on active duty and departed with honorable conditions.
  • Former military members who completed at least one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve and departed under honorable conditions.

Other Resources

Check out these resources for more information about honoring veterans and military funerals:

Rush Funeral Home - Oakdale
Phone: (318) 335-1180
113 South 11th Street, Oakdale, LA 71463

Rush Funeral Home - Pineville
Phone: (318) 448-0846
3307 Monroe Highway, Pineville, LA 71360

Rush Funeral Home - Oberlin
Phone: (337) 639-4429
301 South 6th Street, Oberlin, LA 70655

Rush Funeral Home - Kinder
Phone: (337) 738-2562
510 North 8th Street, Kinder, LA 70648

Rush Funeral Home - Glenmora
Phone: (318) 748-6344
1204 7th Avenue, Glenmora, LA 71433

Rush Funeral Home - Pitkin
Phone: (318) 335-1180
1009 2nd Street, Pitkin, LA 70656

Rush Funeral Home - Hineston
Phone: (318) 793-9974
1885 Highway 121, Hineston, LA 71438

Rush Funeral Home - Pine Prairie
Phone: (337) 599-7203
1726 Railroad Street, Pine Prairie, LA 70576


 

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