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Monday, 21 July 2008 16:50
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Mr. Letizia, I'm not sure what you're asking about "buying a marker." If you mean that you think you're entitled to a free marker from the VA, you are correct. But that's something you have to contact the VA about. Funeral Consumers Alliance (the site you're reading) doesn't have anything to do with government markers. You can contact your VA office by using the number listed in the last sentence of the article above. For your privacy, I've taken out your mailing address. Please don't put private information on public message boards like this - it could expose you to scam artists.
 
This is a comment on "Veterans' Funeral and Burial Benefits"

Dangers of Prepaying

"Preneed" is a term coined by the funeral industry to describe the arrangement and payment of a funeral prior to death. Obviously, if you are to have any say in it, you must plan in advance of your death. "Prearrangement" is also used interchangeably with "preneed".

The marketing of preneed plans for funeral services and merchandise is increasingly prevalent. Various companies, including insurance companies, "for-profit cremation societies," and "preneed associations" flood the mail with advertising which touts the benefits of their preneed plans. There are a number of pitfalls, as well as options, about which consumers should be well-informed.

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