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When a veteran close to you passes away, it can be difficult to put into words the extensive amount of service they provided to their country. Fortunately, a funeral presents many suitable ways to show respect for these individuals and memorialize their selfless sense of patriotic duty. 

Before you start making decisions about funeral, burial, and memorial services, check if your loved one had any pre-planning arrangements. If the deceased left no specific requests for their aftercare, and you know they’d want to be remembered as a veteran, you might consider:

  • funeralHighlighting Honors: If your loved one earned any particular merits during their service, you should highlight these achievements during the funeral or memorial service. If a traditional military funeral takes place, frame the burial flag along with the individual’s medals to showcase their accomplishments for years to come.  
  • Dressing the Deceased in Uniform: For many service members, there’s great honor in wearing a military uniform. As such, it is often appropriate to dress the deceased in their uniform for viewing and burial.   
  • Order Veteran Markers & Memorials: There are a wide variety of specialized, engraved burial markers and memorials designed to adorn a veteran’s plot. Often, you can personalize the engraving to describe their service, wars they participated in, and other pertinent information. You might even decide to have a marker that features a photo of the deceased in their uniform. If you’re having trouble selecting an appropriate memorial, there are several suitable options that the Veteran’s Administrations will provide through your loved one’s veteran’s benefits.

 

Since there are many ways you can tailor a funeral to reflect the contributions of a service member, it is a good idea to turn to a compassionate professional who can help with the arrangements. Honoring service members and their families for more than a century, Adzima Funeral Home in Stratford, CT, is committed to helping you pay tribute to your loved one’s contributions. To speak with an experience funeral director, call (203) 375-2200, and visit their website for more information on their services. 

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