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United States Department of Veterans Affairs emblems for headstones and markers

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is an organization that helps people who have served in the military. They have a special program to help families who want to mark the graves of loved ones who were in the military with special emblems.

An emblem is a special symbol or picture that represents something. For example, a heart symbol might represent love.

When a person who was in the military passes away, their family can get a special emblem for their headstone or marker to remember their service. Different emblems represent different things, like a cross might represent that the person was Christian.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has a list of different emblems that families can choose from, depending on what their loved one would have liked. They can also help families understand the rules and regulations for placing the emblem on the headstone or marker.

These emblems are important because they show that the person who passed away served their country and are a way for their family to remember them.