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A Veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including their life."
Military Funeral Honors
"Honoring Those Who Served"
The Department of Defense (DOD) is responsible for providing military funeral honors. "Honoring Those Who Served" is the title of the DOD program for providing dignified military funeral honors to veterans who have defended our nation.
Upon the family's request, Public Law 106-65 requires that every eligible veteran receive a military funeral honors ceremony, to include folding and presenting the United States burial flag and the playing of Taps. The law defines a military funeral honors detail as consisting of two or more uniformed military persons, with at least one being a member of the veteran's parent service of the armed forces. The DOD program calls for funeral home directors to request military funeral honors on behalf of the veterans' family. However, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration cemetery staff can also assist with arranging military funeral honors at VA national cemeteries. Veterans organizations may assist in providing military funeral honors. When military funeral honors at a national cemetery are desired, they are arranged prior to the committal service by the funeral home.
The Department of Defense began the implementation plan for providing military funeral honors for eligible veterans as enacted in Section 578 of Public Law 106-65 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2000 on Jan. 1, 2000.
Questions or comments concerning the DOD military funeral honors program may be sent to the address listed below. The military funeral honors Web site is located at https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/mfh/.
Department of Defense
Directorate for Public Inquiry and Analysis
Room 3A750, The Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1400
TEXAS CONTACTS: BY BRANCH & COUNTY
ARMY
Phone: 210-221-1752
TEXAS Counties: Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bee, Bexar, Brazoria, Brooks, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cameron, Colorado, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, Fayette, Fort Bend, Frio, Galveston, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kendall, Kenedy, Kerr, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Live Oak, Matagorda, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Real, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Waller, Webb, Wharton, Willacy, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala
Phone: 254-287-7200
TEXAS Counties: Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Bastrop, Baylor, Bell, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Bowie, Brazos, Briscoe, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Callahan, Camp, Carson, Cass, Castro, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Collingsworth, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Delta, Denton, Dickens, Donley, Eastland, Ector, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Franklin, Freestone, Gaines, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock, Gray, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman, Harrison, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Henderson, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Howard, Hunt, Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Johnson, Jones, Kaufman, Kent, Kimble, King, Knox, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Lipscomb, Llano, Lubbock, Lynn, Madison, Marion, Martin, Mason, McCulloch, McLennan, Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Morris, Motley, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Parmer, Potter, Rains, Randall, Reagan, Red River, Roberts, Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Shelby, Sherman, Smith, Somervell, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Upshur, Upton, Van Zandt, Walker, Washington, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson, Wise, Wood, Yoakum, Young
Phone: 888-474-0377
TEXAS Counties: Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
Phone: 915-568-2903
TEXAS Counties: Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Ward, Winkler
AIR FORCE
Phone: 210-652-3604
TEXAS Counties:: Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bee, Brazoria, Brazos, Brooks, Burleson, Calhoun, Cameron, Comal, De Witt, Duval, Fort Bend, Frio, Galveston, Goliad, Grimes, Guadalupe, Harris, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Leon, Live Oak, Matagorda, McMullen, Montgomery, Nueces, Refugio, Robertson, San Patricio, Victoria, Waller, Washington, Wharton, Willacy, Wilson
Phone: 210-671-2562
TEXAS Counties: Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Colorado, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Gillespie, Gonzales, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Lampasas, Lee, Llano, Medina, Milam, Real, San Saba, Travis, Williamson
Phone: 318-456-5246
TEXAS Counties: Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Hardin, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Lamar, Liberty, Madison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rains, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Walker, Wood
Phone: 325-654-1685
TEXAS Counties: Andrews, Borden, Coke, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Kimble, Loving, Martin, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Winkler
Phone: 325-696-5532
TEXAS Counties: Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Dallas, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Fisher, Freestone, Hamilton, Haskell, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Jones, Kaufman, Kent, Limestone, McLennan, Mills, Mitchell, Navarro, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Parker, Scurry, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens, Stonewall, Tarrant, Taylor, Throckmorton, Wise, Young
Phone: 505-572-2077
TEXAS Counties: Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth
Phone: 575-784-6996
TEXAS Counties: Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hartley, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Moore, Oldham, Parmer, Sherman, Swisher, Terry, Yoakum
Phone: 580-481-1526
TEXAS Counties: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Motley, Ochiltree, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Wheeler
Phone: 830-298-5159
TEXAS Counties:: Brewster, Dimmit, Edwards, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Maverick, Presidio, Starr, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala
Phone: 940-676-4984
TEXAS Counties: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Dickens, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, King, Knox, Montague, Rockwall, Wichita, Wilbarger
NAVY
Phone: 904-542-9807
All Texas Counties
Marine Corps
Phone: 866.826.3628
All Texas Counties
Coast Guard
Phone: 504-253-6361
All Texas Counties