Article: US DOD: Department of Defense proposes to improve availability and delivery of military funeral honors.

M2 PRESSWIRE-22 April 1999-US DOD: Department of Defense proposes policy to improve availability and delivery of military funeral honors (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The Department of Defense (DoD) has conveyed to Congress a report containing a proposed policy to improve the availability and delivery of military funeral honors for veterans. The policy, if accepted by Congress, will require the military Services for the first time, upon request by next of kin, to provide specified funeral honors for any veteran who has served honorably in the armed forces. The DoD report responds to a requirement in Section 567 of the fiscal 1999 Strom ...

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