How Do You Set A Veterans Memorial Plaque?
The United States Veterans Administration (VA) provides headstones and memorial plaques for veterans. Unmarked grave sites of eligible deceased veterans can receive free memorial markers in any cemetery worldwide. The VA deems a grave site marked “if a monument displays the decedent’s name and date of birth and/or death, even though the veteran’s military data is not shown.” Anyone with knowledge of the deceased veteran may apply for a headstone or marker. After application approval, the VA will ship the marker so that descendants of the deceased can set it on the grave site. Memorial plaques must be permanently affixed to existing grave markers. Anyone setting a bronze memorial plaque on an existing gravestone should have basic knowledge of power drill operation. Contact the cemetery to determine the status of any pending application to mark the veteran’s burial space. Record contact information for the cemetery. Use this contact information to complete the request for a headstone or
