How to get Military gun salute for father’s funeral. Active Duty 3 yrs, 6 mo Reserves 15yrs Retired commander
December 28th, 2009 by eranio
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December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
My condolences for your loss. I know from experience that it’s hard to lose a parent.
Congress mandates an honor guard for any veteran, retiree or active duty death for all branches. I’m not sure if it applies for Navy personnel, but in the Air Force, here’s the absolute minimum required:
1- Veteran= 2 member, flag folding team
2- Retiree= 6 pallbearers, 7 person firing party, bugler
3- Active duty= 6 pallbearers, 7 person firing party, 4 person color guard, bugler
Usually there’s at least one other person at the details commanding the entire, but not always (depends on manning usually…unfortunately honor guards are a lot more busy these days).
If you know which one is closest, contact the Mortuary Affairs office of the nearest base of the branch your father was in. If you don’t know, contact any base of any service and they will assist. As someone else mentioned, any funeral home worth anything will know the offices to contact. Mortuary Affairs should also put you in touch with the beneficiaries office that will inform you of any other entitlements your family may be due.
Again, my condolences. May your father rest in peace.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
call his compny co ( usually a captain ) and ask what steps need to be taken
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
See the link below. This is an official military site.
The VA also has benefits that your father may be eligible for such as financial assistance with burials.
May your father Rest In Peace.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Contact your local V.A. or V.F.W.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Try the local VFW.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
go to the nears guard unit they all have honor guards that do that
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
You got some good answers so far…I am sorry for your loss.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
The Funeral Home handling the arrangements will have this information.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Lynn, thank you for asking this question, as I know it would mean a lot to my father too. I’m sorry to hear about your loss, and hope that the arrangements go smoothly for you.
Mar- thank you for posting that link.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Go to the VA with his DD Form 214. Go to the Burial section present the DD 214 and request a Military Funeral! They will handle the rest from there. Since he served more then 180 days active duty and was Honorably discharged he is entitled to those benifits along with many others that most surviving dependants do not know about. The Veteran Administration has Clor Gaurds on standby for funerals. I did for my father with 3 days notice! God Bless the Commander he’s leading Gods troops now!
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
First of all, I give you my condolencies on the passing of your father.
A couple of options. Was your father a member of a Veterans Service Organization (VSO)? Typically, you would have the funeral director contact the VSO and see if they have funeral honor guards. Another option is to contact his last Commanding Officer at his reserve unit and request the same. The funeral director can comply with this if they have the right information. Depending on where he is to be buried… you can contact the nearest base commanding officer and request the same. If being buried in a National Cemetary, the funeral director can request it through the Department of Veterans Affairs or rather they would know more about who does it locally. I hope you get this in time to make a logical choice. Vetadvocate.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Funeral details are done by regulation. every veteran gets at least the following.
a person of equal or higher rank to present the flag to the family.
having a firing squad will depend on if it is available in your area. call your local VFW and they can get the ball rolling for you.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Any funeral director worth a darn should be able to arrange all this for you. That’s what the $2,000 fee for "professional services" is for.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
I’m so sorry to hear about your loss. When my father passed away in December, the funeral home took care of it for us. They had a list of phone numbers for several bases to get a color guard and the flag. We didn’t have to do anything.