Make Sure Your Service and Wishes Are Properly Honored
Planning ahead can help your family locate important military records, understand your preferences, and be better prepared to discuss military honors and potential veteran benefits when the time comes.
Record the Details Your Family May Need
This short veteran planning form allows you to share important service information, documentation details, and personal preferences so the Dolan Funeral Home team has a helpful starting point for future conversations.
A Simple Way to Prepare Ahead
Share Your Service Details
Tell us about your branch of service, military documentation, and preferences for honors or final arrangements.
Identify What May Be Needed
Your responses can help identify documentation and eligibility questions that may need to be reviewed later.
Talk When You're Ready
When you are ready, the Dolan Funeral Home team can help discuss your preferences, available options, and next steps.
Details Worth Having Ready
DD-214 or Discharge Documents
Discharge records may be needed when reviewing eligibility for certain military honors or veteran-related benefits.
Branch and Dates of Service
Recording basic military service information now can make important details easier for your family to locate later.
Military Honors Preferences
Share whether military honors are important to you and any wishes you would like your family to understand.
Cemetery Preferences
Record any preferences regarding a veterans cemetery, local cemetery, or another final resting place.
Thoughtful Planning Can Help Protect the Details That Matter
You do not need to make every decision today. Recording important service information and personal preferences now can give your family clearer guidance and help make future conversations easier.
Military funeral honors, VA benefits, allowances, burial benefits, and cemetery eligibility are subject to applicable eligibility and documentation requirements. Completing this form does not guarantee approval of any benefit, honor, allowance, cemetery placement, or service.