as i mentioned the cemetery wants a 100.00 installation fee, cant i do it myself, a little sack crete and cut out rectangle in ground should do it, how close am i? by the way i have never heard of a charge to do this before, i mean the man is a U.S. Veteran, as far as i know the plaque came at no cost. My uncle and grandfather have one and cant say the it cost anything to install it , i mean how much cost or trouble could it be.
2006-06-29 04:40:09 · 4 answers · asked by battchief303 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Was he buried in a veterans cemetary? If so the cost should have been free. and they should have put it in. I would suggest that you talk to the funeral home they should have taken care of this at the time of the funeral..
2006-06-29 05:01:33 · answer #1 · answered by Stand 4 somthing Please! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is that the cemetary wants to be sure it's done in a neat and orderly way, and done so that they can maintain your father's grave - mowing, etc - without having the plaque interfere with their operations. If it sits too tall, they can't mow over it. If it's installed in a sloppy manner, it doesn't look military or respectful.
Plus, it still takes time to set up and install the plaque. Someone there has to do the work. I assume that the military has standards about how the work should be done - got any idea of what those are?
If the money is a problem, talk to the cemetary about it, or call the local veteran's groups - the VFW, American Legion, etc. Maybe they can help.
2006-06-29 04:48:27 · answer #2 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you can't do it yourself cause there are laws about it. I would contact the Veterans administration to see if they can help.
2006-06-29 04:44:34 · answer #3 · answered by meggiek97 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm from Missouri and here you can do it yourself, ask your cemetery and see if it is allowed, we did it for my brother
2006-06-29 04:48:24 · answer #4 · answered by Helen M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋