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The VA only permits graphics on government-furnished headstones or markers that are approved emblems of belief, the Civil War Union Shield (including those who served in the U.S. military through the Spanish–American War), the Civil War Confederate Southern Cross of Honor, and the Medal of Honor insignia.
The following is a partial list of military tombstone ... United States Department of Veterans Affairs emblems for headstones and markers ... Headstone and Marker ...
The index of applications for veterans' headstones has two entries for Forrest; one application, made by a grand-niece in 1966, lists his birth year as 1837 with a note "not shown," written in red pencil. [5] J. E. Forrest was a posthumous baby, born four months after the death of his father William Forrest, a blacksmith. [6]
An official military headstone was placed on the grave by the federal government in 1951. More: 'Everybody wants to help': Facebook post spurs action to help Gardner area veterans
The preferred marker in these cases is a bronze plaque with the veteran's name and military information, and is often bolted to a granite base and set at the foot of a grave. This optional footstone is preferred by families who want a personal headstone over the grave, but still want the grave marked with official recognition of the veteran's ...
COLFAX – Brothers Connor Cheney, 11, and Gary Cheney, Jr., 9, were both moved to touch the marble headstone that was finally placed on the grave of their great-great uncle, World War II veteran ...
Wiccans and pagans in the United States military have, since the close of the 20th century, experienced a gradual increase in official recognition. The Wiccan pentacle is now an approved emblem for gravestones under the Veterans Administration , achieved in 2007 following legal action regarding the grave of Wiccan soldier Patrick Stewart .
There are over 300,000 headstones and hundreds of memorials at Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington House itself is a memorial to George Washington.The son of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, John Parke Custis purchased the 1,100-acre (450 ha) tract of wooded land on the Potomac River north of Alexandria, Virginia in 1778.