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Veterans

Veterans

As a Veteran we honor and respect your commitment to our country and to all of us.

It has always been an honor and a privilege for us to serve our Veteran’s.

All veterans that have served a minimum of 150 days active duty and/or received an honorable discharge or any discharge other than dishonorable are entitled to the following:

  • Death Certificates are supplied at no charge for veterans, spouses and dependent children
  • The Federal Government supplies a burial flag, burial space and grave marker in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) cemeteries. Your spouse can be buried with you at no charge.
  • A concrete grave liner is provided to you at no charge.
  • A military Honor Team is provided at any military and/or private cemetery.
  • If burial is in a private cemetery, a veteran’s marker is provided in either solid bronze or grey granite. Installation is not included at a private cemetery.

Please bring us a copy of your discharge papers and/or Form DD214.

 

 

Press Release: Duffy and Snowdon Funeral Homes Veterans Choice Provider

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs does an excellent job providing veterans burial benefits if you use a VA National Cemetery for burial or inurnment. However, the VA does not provide or pay for funeral or cremation arrangements.

Veterans & Family Memorial Care, the nation’s most widely used funeral home provider network for veteran’s cremation and veteran’s burial arrangements carefully selects leaders in the funeral profession who are committed to providing dedicated, caring service while upholding the highest level of ethical business standards and integrity. Kevin J. Duffy and his two funeral homes, Duffy & Snowdon Funeral Home in Moscow and Howard J. Snowdon Funeral Home in Scranton, have been selected to join the Exclusive Veterans & Family Memorial Care Funeral Home Providers across America.

Veterans & Family Memorial Care Funeral Home Providers are a catalyst for the entire community to show their support and honor our veterans & active duty military. They are proud sponsors of Operation Valentine, Stockings for Soldiers, Sweaters for Veterans and many other community outreach programs throughout the year that directly benefit our nation’s heroes.

In addition to their community service, Duffy & Snowdon Funeral Home and Howard J. Snowdon Funeral Home are exclusive benefit providers for the Veterans Cremation Society and the Veterans Burial Society. It is Free to Join the Veterans Cremation Society and the Veterans Burial Society. Membership is open to veterans, their spouses, parents and adult children. Members receive special pricing discounts as well as a free wood & glass flag case for honorably discharged veterans.

Duffy and Snowdon Funeral Home
Phone: (570) 842-8501
401 Church Street, Moscow, PA 18444

Howard J. Snowdon Funeral Home
Phone: (570) 343-0712
1810 Sanderson Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509

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