Contact the Funeral Director of your choice to arrange for interment.
Contact the religious leader of your choice to arrange for the service you desire.
Bring to the Funeral Director; the veteran's social security number and a copy of the veteran's separation notice or DD214. The DD214/separation notice is required for the family to receive a U.S. Flag.
With your permission, the Funeral Director will contact JWV and arrange for the Honor Guard. Do not attempt to contact JWV directly to arrange for an Honor Guard - only the Funeral Director may do that.
If the veteran was receiving disability payments from the V.A. then the V.A. must be notified that the veteran has passed away and any checks received after demise
should be returned under penalty of law.
Do you want a free U.S. military headstone on your veteran's grave? Go to this V.A. form and print it to apply for one. Note that U.S. military headstones do not allow for Hebrew characters on them.
If you choose to NOT have a free U.S. military headstone, do you want a free U.S. military medallion on your Veteran's headstone? Go to this V.A. form and print it to apply for one.
Before cleaning-out the veteran's service-related things, consider donating them to the JWV-MI Archive at the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives.
For more information about donating, click on this link.
