Funeral Customs with Military Honors

Overview

Funeral professionals often help families arrange military funeral honors for veterans. This course teaches funeral professionals how to organize and conduct a military funeral, covering military honors law, positioning of pallbearers and color guard, flag etiquette, VA burial expense reimbursements, and headstone inscriptions.

Learning Objectives

  • identify the eligibility requirements to receive military funeral honors
  • list the steps to secure military honors for veterans
  • recognize the burial benefits available to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces
  • describe how to display a U.S. burial flag on three types of caskets
  • understand how to best assist families in securing veterans' burial benefits

Designed For

Funeral professionals at all stages in their careers

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