How does one qualify to have the air force at their funeral and how does one arrange attendance? Thanks!?

Answer 1

aLL ONE HAS TO DO FOR A MILITARY SERIVSCE IS TO HAVE SERVED IN MILITARY REQUEST ATTENDENCE BY MILITARY FROM NEAREST MILITARY BASE. iT DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL HAVE A MARINE HONOR GUARD OR ONE SPECIFIC TO DECEASED BRANCH OF SERIVCE BUT ONE CAN BE PROVIDED. DO NOT NEED TO BE BURIED UPON FEDERAL MILITARY CEMETARY.
MANY VETERANS AFAIRS GROUPS WLL HELP IN SUCH CASES AND SOME SUCH AS LOCAL DOWN HOME PROVIDE A bRONZE PLATE COMMEMORATING YEARS OF SERVICE THAT YOU CAN USE AT CEMETARY OR KEEP UPON PLACE OF HONOR AT HOME.
WHEN FAMILY MEMBER DIED AFTER YEARS OF RETIREMENT ALL FAMILY DID WAS CONTACT LOCAL AIRFORCE BASE, THEY PROVIDED HONOR GUARD, FLAG FOR MOM, MILITARY CHAPLIN AND LIST OF ALL THINGS MOM WAS AND HAD AVAILABLE IN HER TIME OF NEED.
THE BRASS CASINGS NOW ARE A WIND CHIME ON MY BACK PORCH!
WHO YOU WANT TO ATTEND CAN SEND REQUEST, THE WORDS WE WROTE AND THE CHAPOLIN WILL OBLIGE YOUR FORM AND USE DECEASED CHOICE OF MUSIC ETC. ARE UP TO YOU.
BE SURPRISED IF FROM ACTIVE OR RECETN RETIRMENT AND LIVE NEAR POST AS TO WHAT MAY BE GIVEN AS EVEN A FLY OVER WAS DONE.

Answer 2

Honorable service in the Air Force is the qualification. Easiest way to organize attendance is if the funeral is in a military cemetary. Otherwise, contact the nearest Air Force installation - they will have the contact information you need.

Answer 3

Service in the military with an honorable discharge, or died during military service. If the deceased is no longer in the military, you should contact Veterans' Affairs. The will help you make the arrangement for military honors. Attendance is a matter of contacting friends and family.

Answer 4

If the person was a veteran of the Air Force. Either finished duty, or was currently active. I would contact the local air force recruting office, they can direct you on who to get in touch with for that.

Answer 5

The deceased has to be a veteran.