Mikal’s Funeral Parlor appreciates our Veterans and wishes to coordinate Military Funeral Honors for all of our deceased Veterans, whether they have family survivors or if they were the last of their lineage.
The basic Military Funeral Honors (MFH) ceremony consists of the folding and presentation of the United States flag to the Veterans’ family and the playing of Taps. The ceremony is performed by a funeral honors detail consisting of at least two members of the United States Armed Forces.

The Funeral Honors rendered to you or your veteran will be determined by the status of the veteran. The type of Funeral Honors may be Full Military Honors, 7 Person Detail or a Standard Honors 2 Member Team Detail.

​ At least one member of the funeral honors detail team will be from the Armed Force in which the deceased veteran served. Taps may be played by a bugler or, if a bugler is not available, by using a quality recorded version. Military Funeral Honor Teams may act as Pall Bearers, if requested by the veteran/family.

Who is eligible for Military Funeral Honors?

  • Military members on active duty or in the Selected Reserve.
  • Former military members who served on active duty and departed under conditions other than dishonorable (who received a documented Honorable Discharge or a documented Disabled Release from the United States Armed Forces).
  • Former military members who completed at least one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve and departed under conditions other than dishonorable (who received a documented Honorable Discharge or a documented Disabled Release from the United States Armed Forces).
  • Former military members discharged from the Selected Reserve due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.

    • Who is not eligible for Military Funeral Honors?

  • Any person separated from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions (Dishonorable Discharge) or whose character of service results in a bar to veteran’s benefits.
  • Any person who was ordered to report to an induction station, but was not actually inducted into military service.
  • Any person discharged from the Selected Reserve prior to completing one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service for reasons other than a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
  • Any person convicted of a Federal or State capital crime sentenced to death or life imprisonment.

    • How do the Surviving Family Members establish the Veteran’s eligibility?

    The preferred method is by locating / providing the DD 214 Form (also known as the DD Form 214), Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. If the DD 214 Form is not available, any discharge document showing other than dishonorable service may/can be used. The DD 214 Form may be obtained by filling out a Standard Form 180 and sending it to:


    National Personnel Records Center(NPRC)
    9700 Page Blvd.
    St. Louis, MO 63132


    The Standard Form 180 may be obtained from the National Records Center or via the following web site: http://www.archives.gov/research/order/standard-form-180.pdf