Burial Flags
A United States flag is provided , at no cost, to drape the casket or accompany the urn of a decease veteran who served honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces. You may apply for the flag by completing VA Form 21-2008, application for United States Flag for Burial purposes. It is furnished to honor the memory of a veteran's military service to his or her Country. Generally the flag is given to the next-of-kin, as a keepsake, after its use during the funeral service. When there is no next-of-kin, VA will furnish the flag to a friend making a request for it. For those VA National Cemeteries with an Avenue of Flags, families of veterans buried in these National Cemeteries may donate the burial flags of their loved ones to be flown on patriotic holidays.