National Cemetery Overview FORT ROSECRANS & Miramar National Cemetery SHARON K. LADNON FORT ROSECRANS & Miramar National Cemetery Nov 3, 2018

Burial Benefits Gravesite Opening and closing of the grave Grave liner Perpetual care of the gravesite Headstone, marker or medallion U.S. Flag Presidential Memorial Certificate

Eligibility Criteria Any Veteran who was discharged under conditions Any member of the U.S. Armed Forces who dies on active duty Any Veteran who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable National Guard members and Reservists with 20 years of qualifying service, who are entitled to retired pay Spouses and minor children Certain eligible parents (Corey Shea Act)

Burial benefits available for spouses and dependents buried in a national cemetery include burial with the Veteran, perpetual care, and the spouse or dependents name and date of birth and death will be inscribed on the Veteran's headstone, at no cost to the family. Eligible spouses and dependents may be buried, even if they predecease the Veteran. The Veterans family should make funeral or cremation arrangements with a funeral provider or cremation office. Any item or service obtained from a funeral home or cremation office will be at the family's expense. Preparing in Advance Gravesites in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemeteries cannot be reserved in advance. You should advise your family of your wishes and where your discharge papers are kept. These papers are very important in establishing your eligibility.  At the time of need your family would contact a funeral home who will assist them with making burial arrangements at the national cemetery.  You may wish to make pre-need arrangements with a funeral home. Funeral Director can take care of everything for the family. They will do the Scheduling for the cemetery, and request for Military Honors, give you a Flag, and all permits needed for interment.

Things you will need to give to Funeral Home Director Discharge/CA Burial Permit What you must have on the day of service: CALIFORIA BURIAL PERMIT You will get it from the funeral home or from the county (IF you are making and doing the arrangement) California County Health Department 3851 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, CA 92186 (619) 692-5733 You will bring the following: Urn Flag Burial permit You will need the veterans discharge papers or any military papers to show when they came into the military, and when they got out. If you don’t have a discharge, any Military paperwork will help locate information that is needed for interment. Your funeral director can help you.

Military Honors is (DOD) National Cemetery Scheduling Office open 7 day’s a week 7:00am to 6:00pm Central Standard Time Followed by a call 1-800-535-1117 Fax discharge to 1-866-900-6417 Now serving all cemeteries except Puerto Rico When a person passes away, the next of kin notifies the funeral home, they will contacts National Cemetery Scheduling Office. They are open 362 days a year. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day. Military Honors is (DOD) US Army (800) 248-0759 US Air Force (951) 655-6105 US Navy (800) 326-9631 US Marine (866) 826-3628 US Coast Guard (619) 278-7676

Day of Service staging area Funeral Director Family and Friends You should arrive at the cemetery no more then 20 min period to your schedule service time. Everyone will be lead by the cemetery staff, to were the service will take place, this is a car precession. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CARS IN THE STAGGING AREA.

Committal Shelters Memorial Service without honors Memorial Service All services and military honors, will be held at the committal shelters. Conducting brief interment services at these shelters – rather than at the gravesite – enhances safety, facilitates the participation of family members who are sometimes elderly or frail; and allows the efficient scheduling of multiple interment services over the course of the day. However, we will conduct grave-side services for service members killed in action, and we also arrange to set the headstone or marker the same day. This is a photo of the shelter at Great Lakes National Cemetery, in Michigan. Memorial Service with Honors

Military Honors are provided by the Department of Defense Your branch of service Military Honor Team will be standing by waiting on us to arrive

Columbaria (Niche, Wall) Cremated remains above ground for the Veteran and the spouse. Above Ground cremated burial site

Headstones, Markers and Medallions In Memory Of Buried at Sea Body Donation Niche Covers Cremation Above ground graves site Upright Headstone In Ground Cremation Full Casket Burial These are examples of government-furnished headstones, markers, niche covers.   Loved ones are also eligible for memorial markers and headstones, as you see here. Ossuary Scattered Cremation

Presidential Memorial Certificate For active duty and honorably discharged Veterans Inscribed with the deceased’s name Bears the Present President’s signature This will come after the interment by mail in about 60-90. You will be able to order as many as you would like.   These engraved certificates are inscribed with the Veteran’s or service member’s name and bear the incumbent President’s signature. This program was begun by President Kennedy and each subsequent president has carried on the tradition. Eligibility for this benefit is slightly different from most of the others we provide, insofar as the must have been honorably discharged in order for his family to receive the certificate. In most other cases, the threshold is other than dishonorably discharged. And that’s a perfect lead into my next slide, about eligibility.

Memorial Day and Wreaths Across America Memorial Day, is our biggest event at the National cemetery. Dec, the 2nd Sat at 9:00am will be a wreath placed on every gravesite at all 131 National Cemetery.

National Gravesite Locator National Gravesite Locator: You can locate your love one’s gravesite by our Website, at the cemetery on the kiosks, and a mobile devices. cemetery kiosks Available online Mobile gravesite locator m.va.gov

You can print it out at home or at the cemetery grave locator. Cemetery Map 314 acers of Land

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Mission The National Cemetery Administration honors veterans and their families with a final resting places from a grateful Nation for their service