Please visit http://www.hkhfuneralservices.com/what-we-do/veterans-services to learn of the veterans funeral benefits available to Bloomfield CT and surrounding areas by Howard K. Hill Funeral Services
The funeral directors at Howard K. Hill funeral services, http://www.hkhfuneralservices.com are proud to honor the lives and legacies of this nation’s black veterans. Exemplifying the ideals of the United States, these brave individuals deserve special services in terms of final arrangements. Therefore, the funeral professionals of Howard K. Hill Funeral Services have dedicated themselves to orchestrating perfectly executed Military Funeral Honors ceremonies. Please learn more by visiting http://www.hkhfuneralservices.com/what-we-do/veterans-services. They have served the area of Bloomfield, Connecticut for many years.
Without a doubt, the professional staff at Howard K. Hill Funeral Services feel pride when they are able to care for a veteran and their family. It is their way of expressing gratitude for the veterans service to the country.
Howard K. Hill is committed to taking care of all the details involved in providing the veteran with a deeply meaningful and honorable ceremony. Howard K. Hill Funeral Services can:
Complete applications for all veterans’ benefits, including Military Honors, Presidential Memorial Certificate and veteran memorial marker or headstone.
Confirm and coordinate any existing paid pre-plan funding benefits which may cover any expenses deemed ineligible by the Veterans Administration.
Coordinate necessary documentation provided by family to request honors.
Coordinate with national or state veterans’ cemeteries.
Families will receive:
The professional services of the Funeral Director and support staff.
Transfer the deceased and professional care.
Cremation services.
Use of Howard K. Hills mortuary facilities and staff for a visitation or gathering.
A funeral or memorial ceremony.
Use of automotive equipment.
Online interactive memorial website.
Additional personalization options, including specialized engraving, a moving tribute video.
To learn more about how Howard K. Hill can serve the families of Bloomfield CT, please call. They will be honored to speak with families on the personalized services they provide.
In order to meet eligibility requirements for Military Funeral Honors, the departed must not have left the Armed Forces under dishonorable circumstances or have given service the nature of which precludes their right to receive veteran’s benefits. A more detailed explanation of the conditions that must be met in order to be qualified or excluded is available on the webpage listed above. The ideal way to prove a veteran’s eligibility is through the use of DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. If this document is unavailable, any discharge paperwork demonstrating service other than dishonorable is sufficient.
Please note that deceased eligible veterans may also receive a complimentary government headstone or grave marker for an unmarked burial plot in any cemetery in the world. This is provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs by request. Niche markers can also be obtained to distinguish cremated remains inurned in columbaria. Further information on this benefit for qualifying veterans can be found at http://www.hkhfuneralservices.com/what-we-do/veterans-services or by calling Howard K. Hill directly at (860) 769-6841.
