Complete the Kansas Veterans Cemetery Program pre-certification application to establish eligibility before there is a need. At the time of need, the funeral home contacts the cemetery directly: Fort Dodge 620-682-7564, WaKeeney 785-743-5685, Winfield 620-705-6300, Fort Riley/Manhattan 785-717-3050.

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