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Current List of Agencies:
Homeless Veterans Disable Veterans Family Veterans Disease Veterans Assist homeless veterans to assist them with their benefits, transport veterans to their VA appointments, and family veterans assist them with food toys etc.
Hours: Daily 8am-6pm
Area(s) Served: Bexar
Target Group: Veterans
Eligibility Requirements: Be an Honorably Discharged veteran, a valid DD-214
Phone: (210) 689-4346
Address: 7006 New Sulphur Springs Road San Antonio, TX 78263
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Information on: health, benefits, burials and memorials, VA resources for women veterans, and more.
Area(s) Served: Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Wilson, Bexar
Target Group: Veterans, women
Fees: None
Phone: (855) VA-WOMEN
Address: None
National Cemetery and Burial Benefits for Veterans who served honorably in the US military. Burial benefits eligibility, advice, benefits, survivor benefits, burial allowances.
Area(s) Served: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Wilson
Eligibility Requirements: DD214
Phone: (800) 827-1000
Address: 810 Vermont Avenue Washington, DC 20420
Fort Sam Houston Texas Casualty Assistance Center.
Hours: 7am-3pm
Phone: (210) 221-2782
Address: 1706 Stanley Road Ft Sam Houston, TX 78234
Military Funeral Honors The Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Memorial Service Detachment (MSD) is available Monday through Friday to provide military funeral honors for veterans. MSD teams are volunteers. They complement the services provided by the Department of Defense. They ensure that all veterans are provided the rifle salute and taps. All military funeral honors performed by the MSD are provided at no cost to the family. Contact the cemetery office for scheduling information for the MSD. FLORAL/GROUNDS POLICY Cemetery policies are conspicuously posted and readily visible to the public. Floral arrangements accompanying the casket or urn at the time of burial will be placed on the completed grave. They will be removed on the third day after the interment service. Fresh cut and artificial flowers may be placed on the graves at any time. Temporary flower containers are available. A floral sweep will be conducted on the first Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each month. Adjustments will be made to accommodate Holidays or Special Events. Any items of value should be removed prior to the posted date. Floral Pickup: January 22, 23, 24 February - No floral pickup March 5, 6, 7 April 2, 3, 4 May 7, 8 ,9 June 4, 5, 6 July 9, 10, 11 August 6, 7, 8 September 3, 4, 5 October 1, 2, 3 November 5, 6, 7 December 3, 4, 5 Planting will not be permitted on graves at any time. Christmas decorations, wreaths, and grave blankets are permitted on graves during the period Dec. 1 through Jan. 20. Grave floral blankets may not be larger than two by three feet. Items are removed as soon as identified if they are unsightly, present safety hazards, or blown off graves by wind. Statues, vigil lights, breakable objects of any nature, and similar commemorative items are not permitted on graves at any time. Floral items and other types of decorations will not be secured to headstones or markers. All unauthorized tributes, to include flags of any kind, will be removed from the gravesite by cemetery personnel.
Application Process: See website.
Phone: (210) 820-3891
Address: 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road San Antonio, TX 78209
Cemetery that offers veteran specific burial arrangements including working to help obtain the veteran burial benefits to which they are entitled.
Target Group: Veteran, Deceased Veteran, Burial services, National cemetary, Veteran family
Eligibility Requirements: See website
Phone: (210) 576-3480
Address: 624 N Alamo San Antonio, TX 78215
Texas State Veterans Cemeteries are special resting places, close to home, where friends, family and fellow Texans can honor Texas Veterans.
Target Group: Veteran, Deceased Veteran, Veteran Cemetary, Burial, Veteran Family, State Cemetary
Application Process: See website for details
Provides benefits and services for Texas Veterans, military members and their families.
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Target Group: Veterans & their families
Eligibility Requirements: Texas veteran who served in any branch of Armed Forces or Nat‘l Guard
Phone: (800) 252-8387
Address: 1700 Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78711