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Show of interest to VETERANS -r Any veteran of wartime or peacetime service who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable is eligible for burial at any national cemetery with available avail-able grave space except Arlington. Arling-ton. Burial is also available to an eligible veteran's wife or husband, minor children and, under some circumstances, unmarried adult children as well. Application should only be made at the time of death ( of the veteran or eligible dependent by contacting the director of the national cemetery ceme-tery desired. The government will also provide a free headstone or grave marker for the deceased veteran (but not dependents). If the veteran is buried in a private cemetery, the cost of placing it there' must be borne by the applicant. The Veterans Administration will pay up to $59 toward the price of a non-government headstone, if that is preferred. |