Final Honors Program - Veterans

Department of Veterans' Services


Final Honors Program

Veteran and Military Family Summit
Ending Chronic Veteran Homelessness
ETS Sponsorship Program
Final Honors Program
Military Family Advocate (MFA) Program
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Support for Veteran Service Organizations
VA Claims Unit
VA Work Study
VBLA
VetBizNYC
Veteran Voices Project
Veterans on Campus

Veteran and Military Family Summit

Ending Chronic Veteran Homelessness

ETS Sponsorship Program

Final Honors Program

Military Family Advocate (MFA) Program

Mission: VetCheck

Support for Veteran Service Organizations

VA Claims Unit

VA Work Study

VBLA

VetBizNYC

Veteran Voices Project

Veterans on Campus


Final Honors Program

Through the Final Honors Program, DVS ensures unclaimed or abandoned NYC veterans are given military funerals with honors. If you are aware of a deceased veteran who is at risk of being unclaimed or abandoned please contact us at 212-416-5250 or connect@veterans.nyc.gov.

See below for a list of resources related to veteran burial benefits:

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Resources:

End-of-Life Benefits

Plan ahead using end-of-life benefits provided by VA. You've earned your benefits and that includes benefits for your survivors. Ensure your loved ones receive these benefits after you pass away. End-of-life planning provides surviving family members with peace of mind following their Veteran's death.

Benefits for your spouse, dependents and survivors

Advance Care Planning

Burial and memorial benefits

Eligibility for burial in a VA national cemetery

Veterans, service members, and some family members may be eligible for burial in a VA national cemetery. Visit the VA Burials and memorials eligibility section to find out if you, or a person you’re planning a burial for, can get this benefit.

VA burial benefits

VA burial benefits can help service members, Veterans, and their family members plan and pay for a burial or memorial service in a VA national cemetery. Family members can also order memorial items to honor the service of a Veteran. Find out how to apply for the burial benefits you've earned, and how to plan for a burial in advance or at time of need.

Get Veterans burial benefits

Plan a burial

Request for casket/urn allowance

More information and resources

Other VA benefits and services

Memorial items for burial

While planning a burial for a Veteran or Reservist, you can apply for certain memorial items to honor their military service. An eligible spouse or other family member buried in a national cemetery, or certain other Veterans or military cemeteries, may also qualify for a headstone or marker to identify the place of burial.

Veterans headstones, markers, and medallions

Apply for one of these memorial items to identify the burial place of a Veteran or eligible spouse or other family member.

Burial flags

Apply for a United States flag to drape over a casket or coffin or place with an urn.

Presidential Memorial Certificates

Apply for an engraved certificate signed by the current president.

Calverton National Cemetery

Calverton National Cemetery has space available to accommodate casketed burials and the interment of cremains in-ground or in columbaria. An ossuary is available. Burial in a national cemetery is open to all members of the armed forces who have met a minimum active duty service requirement and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.

New York State Department of Veterans' Services Resources:

NY State Veterans Cemetery - Finger Lakes

The New York State Veterans Cemetery – Finger Lakes formerly known as the Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery occupies 162 acres along Seneca Lake in Romulus, Seneca County, and is adjacent to Sampson State Park.

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Application Process

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