Funeral Honors

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Naval Base Kitsap Funeral Honors

Honoring Those Who Served

The Navy's Funeral Honors Program recognizes and commemorates the proud American tradition of honorable service which Navy men and women have given to their country.
Our Nation regards the memorializing of its military deceased as an honorable and sacred obligation.
The NBK Funeral Honors Division maintains the responsibility for area of operations in Washington State encompassing of Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap, Grays Harbor, Mason, Pierce, Thurston, Pacific, and Lewis Counties.

Funeral Honors Requests and Guidelines:

Military Funeral Honors consists of two or more members of the armed service, one from the parent service, playing Taps, folding and presenting the American flag to the veteran’s family.
To request Funeral Honors, please complete a Funeral Honors Request Form and submit it along with a legible copy of a DD-214 or proof of honorable service to NavyFuneralHonorsNW@us.navy.mil.
Please allow 48 hours advance notice to process requests. Contact the associated office directly if request is within 24 hours or after normal business hours.
Requests may be sent via e-mail or by contacting the appropriate region directly using the information below.
Burial flags must be provided by the requester.
Visit our Helpful Links page for information on requesting veteran records and burial flags.
The Funeral Honors Team will arrive 45 minutes before the scheduled event time. To ensure the team arrives as scheduled, please communicate immediately any changes to the date, time or location.
Funeral Honors will only be rendered once per eligible veteran.

Contact Navy Region Northwest Funeral Honors Office:

NavyFuneralHonorsNW@us.navy.mil
(360) 315-3275 or (360) 315-3273

Region Northwest states: Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming.

To contact casualty assistance or funeral honors personnel in other Navy Regions, visit https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Base-Support/Command-and-Staff/Casualty-Assistance/Funeral-Honors/.

Funeral Honors Helpful Links

DD214/Discharge Documents Requests

VA Headstone, Markers and Medallions

Arlington National Cemetery

Burial at Sea

National Cemeteries

Presidential Memorial Certificate

Burial Flag Request

VA Burial Benefits

Military Service Coordinators

Army	1-800-325-4986
Air Force	1-800-531-5803
Marine Corps	1-866-826-3628
Coast Guard	1-703-872-6647

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