Veterans and service members who meet eligibility requirements, and their dependents, may be buried in one of the Veterans Administration’s National Cemeteries. Curtrently, there are two national cemeteries in South Carolina, in Beaufort and Florence.

Headstones and Markers

The Veterans Administration provides headstones and markers at no charge for service members who die while on active duty and for eligible veterans.

Military Funeral Honors

Military members and eligible veterans will be provided military funeral honors consisting of the folding and presentation of the United States flag and the playing of Taps by either a bugler, if available, or by electronic recording. A detail consisting of two or more uniformed members of the armed forces  will perform the the ceremony.

Reimbursement of Burial Expenses

The Veterans Administration will pay a burial allowance up to $2,000 if the veteran’s death was service-connected.

A burial and funeral expense allowance of $300 will be paid if the veteran, at the time of death, was entitled to receive VA pension or compensation.

A $300 plot allowance will be paid under conditions in which the veteran was discharged from active duty due to disability; the veteran was in receipt of VA compensation or pension, or died in a Veterans Administration facility.

The funeral home will be able to assist with the above benefits.