Posted by davnews on 22-7-2010 7:48 am
There has been some confusion about the DAV License Plates, if you went to your local DMV office and told they were no longer available, please read below. A new state statute to repeal the Disabled Veteran Plate passed, these are not the same as the Disabled American Veteran plate. When the Department inquired about the license plate this is what we were told...
These plates for the Disabled American Veteran organization are still available, they are different from the Disabled Veteran plate described in the statute that was repealed this year. The Disabled Veteran plate statute was repealed at the request of the Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs because it lacked defining eligibility criteria and could be too easily confused with other plates and programs available to veterans.
Posted by davnews on 22-7-2010 7:24 am
WASHINGTON (AFRNS) -- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki announcedJune 29 that the Department of Veterans Affairs is offering bronzemedallions to attach to existing, privately purchased headstones or markers,signifying a deceased's status as a veteran. "For veterans not buried in a national or state veterans cemetery, or thosewithout a government grave marker, VA is pleased to offer this option thathighlights their service and sacrifices for our country," said SecretaryShinseki. The new item can be furnished instead of a traditional government headstoneor marker for veterans whose death occurred on or after Nov. 1, 1990, andwhose grave in a private cemetery is marked with a privately purchasedheadstone or marker.
Under federal law, eligible veterans buried in a private cemetery areentitled to either a government-furnished grave marker or the new medallion,but not both. Veterans buried in a national or state veterans cemetery willreceive a government headstone or marker of the standard design authorizedat that cemetery. The medallion is available in three sizes: 5 inches, 3 inches and 1½ inchesin width. Each bronze medallion features the image of a folded burial flagadorned with laurels and is inscribed with the word "Veteran" at the top andthe branch of service at the bottom.
Next of kin will receive the medallion, along with a kit that will allow thefamily or the staff of a private cemetery to affix the medallion to aheadstone, grave marker, mausoleum or columbarium niche cover. More information about VA-furnished headstones, markers and medallions canbe found at www.cem.va.gov/cem . VA is currently developing an application form for ordering the medallion.Until it is available, applicants may use the form for ordering governmentheadstones and markers, VA Form 40-1330. Instructions on how to apply for amedallion are found on the VA website at www.cem.va.gov
Veterans with a discharge issued under conditions other than dishonorable,their spouses and eligible dependent children can be buried in a VA nationalcemetery. Other burial benefits available for all eligible veterans,regardless of whether they are buried in a national cemetery or a privatecemetery, include a burial flag, a Presidential Memorial Certificate and agovernment headstone or grave marker. The new medallions will be available only to veterans buried in privatecemeteries without a government headstone or marker. Families of eligibledecedents may also order a memorial headstone or marker when remains are notavailable for interment. VA operates 131 national cemeteries in 39 states and Puerto Rico, and 33soldiers' lots and monument sites. More than 3 million Americans, includingveterans of every war and conflict -- from the Revolutionary War to thecurrent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan -- are buried in VA's nationalcemeteries on more than 19,000 acres. Information on VA burial benefits can be obtained from national cemeteryoffices, from the VA website on the Internet at www.cem.va.gov or by callingVA regional offices toll-free at 800-827-1000. (Courtesy of VA News)
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