Can a veteran be eligible for burial if they commit a federal or state capital crime?
Federal law denies burial or other burial benefits in either national or state veterans cemeteries of those veterans convicted of a federal or state capital crime and sentenced to death or life imprisonment. This includes veterans found by clear and convincing evidence to have committed a federal or state capital crime but not convicted of such crime because of flight to avoid prosecution, or by death prior to trial. This information can be found in Public Law 105-116. Eligibility for Military Funeral Honors in these situations is determined on a case by case situation by each branch of military service.
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