Resources available to families to honor their Veteran Loved one who has passed.

How to Request a loved one DD214, visit https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records

If Your Loved one was a Retiree, visit  /uploads/Documents/DFASRetireeDeath.pdf

The Veteran Affairs Cemetery administration can handle burial and interment services.

National Cemetery

Phone Number

1-800-827-1000

Website

http://www.cem.va.gov/burial_benefits/need.asp

Schedule a Burial

Phone Number

1-800-535-1117

Website

http://www.cem.va.gov/burial_benefits/need.asp

Fort Richardson National Cemetery

Location

Bldg. 58-512, Davis Hwy.

PO Box 5-498

Fort Richardson, AK 99505

Phone Number

907-384-7075

Fax Number

907-384-7111

Headstones and Markers

Phone Number

1-800-697-6947

Website

http://www.cem.va.gov/hmm/

Presidential Memorial Certificates

Phone Number

1-800-565-4964

Website

http://www.cem.va.gov/pmc.asp

Military Funeral Honors

Who is eligible for Military Funeral Honors?

Military members who died while on active duty.

Veterans who served in the active military, naval, or air service were discharged or released from that service by means of an "honorable” or "under honorable conditions” discharge.

Members or former members of the Selected Reserves were discharged or released from service by means of an "honorable” or "under honorable conditions” discharge.

Members of the Commissioned Officers Corps of the Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Certain civilian or contractual groups given active-duty determinations may also be eligible for funeral honors, as they may have been named active-duty designees for the military, Navy, or Air Force services.

If you'd like to request an Army color guard or honor guard, please call 384-2019.

If you'd like to request a joint service color guard, please call 552-7587.

If you'd like to request an Air Force color guard or honor guard for an off-base event, please fill out this form from the below link and email it to jber.pa@us.af.mil. If you are not contacted about your request within two business days, call 907-551-8996.