Complete the Veteran and Spouse Pre-Registration for Burial Determination application to establish eligibility before there is a need, and send it to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, 34024 Veterans Memorial Drive, Adel, IA 50003-3300. Phone 515-996-9048, fax 515-996-9102, email iowaveteranscemetery@iowa.gov.

• You were discharged from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable, died while serving on active duty, served at least 20 years in the National Guard or Reserves and are eligible for military retired pay or would have been except that death came before age 60, or were a reserve component member activated for federal service
• Your spouse and children qualify through you, with dependent children limited to unmarried children under 21, under 23 if they are full-time students at an approved educational institution, or a child who developed a lifelong disability before age 21