I’m so sorry for your loss. I lost my mother when I was 9 years old. Had to watch everything from her suffering, her death, to the burial. But we’re all strong here
Thank you for sharing this, watching this footage helps me with processing my grief over my Dad’s death in Oct 2013; he was also a war veteran, US Navy WW2
Thank you for the video. I serve as a member of a volunteer honor guard at a National Cemetery. What the family sees is a very respectful and performed service at a committal shelter with two or more members of the branch of service of the deceased. We provide the 3 volleys and then the military performs "Taps" and then folds and presents the flag. But the video provides some of the unseen work of the veterans who work for the cemetery. There is much paperwork and communication with the scheduling office in St. Louis, assigning the plot, coordinating with the funeral home or family, arranging the service at the committal shelter, ordering the headstone, and all you see in the video. The expense the Veterans Administration goes to care for the deceased is amazing. The dignified care each receives is also amazing. I recall ten of us waiting 3 hours for an unaccompanied veteran. There were no family or friends, but he was not buried alone! Sometimes, the first thanks a veteran has received comes from the soundwaves bouncing off his Flag-draped casket from the rifle-blasts of the muzzles.
Andrew how do you know they don’t mind? Did they tell you this in person? Shut your mouth and carry on you pansy. I thank this man for his service and his sacrifice unlike you always crying about something.
My husband and a very good friend are buried there. This is a beautiful cemetery. I will be glad when I get to join my husband there. That is a VA casket furnished by the mortuary. My husbands was a blue casket picked out by our youngest son.
I’m so so sorry for everything your going though , my deepest condolences to you. Oh please lord savior come I want to get off this earth 🌍. Too much pain here
I have to say, that while this video was playing, I was crying, and could not stop thinking about my own father's passing and burial. The whole video is sad, but you added some humor to it, when you said that you could use the machines and bucket for your own plumbing. May God Bless your father, and have him in his Glory. May you find comfort in the memories you shared. From California, Varceno
Although Im an old man myself, I didn't take my parents losses as well as you. I was inconsolable with my mother's passing and pretty much sthe same with my dad. Probably because I was such a horrible person while they were alive. Im very sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry for your loss my grandma passed away 2 months ago (January 25, 2019) and I still remember everything like if it happened yesterday. Love from Texas💞😫
I lost my mother one August 5 2015. I was just 9 years old and seeing her like this tore me into pieces. I will never forget that day. She decided to be buried right next to my 13 year old brother who died of cancer before i was born. Same gravestone too. I recently visited them both. I cried but i felt better knowing that they were doing great
I am sorry for your loss. I thank you though for filming this as I have always wanted to see the process of burial. Also, your comment about "I wish I had this equipment to fix my plumbing at home". That line had me rolling. :) God bless you!
My Dad passed a year ago this week. He was an Army and Vietnam Vet and was buried with full military honors! I completely lost it and broke down when Taps was played. I love the honor and respect shown to veterans and a Military service.
What little hold on sanity will be completely broken when my dad's time comes. It will definitely be completely and irrevocably broken when my mom's time comes
Wow she is strong because I could not watch my parent be buried I lost my mom January 5 2019 while i was pregnant and I would have been a wreck doing something like this
I'm so sorry for your loss, your mother is in a better place now and she is a proud angel 😇 I hope things get better, have an amazing day and stay strong! 💕
They didn't allow family to be around at the veterans cemetery during this portion of the burial at the state veteran's cemetery close to me. I get why...some people could be "offended" at the grounds crew simply doing their jobs. They could easily wind up burying a few to maybe even several people every day....it is their job. They don't have the time to appear respectful other than simply putting the casket into the ground and whatnot... They aren't disrespectful, but some people can be stupid about it. YOU are clearly not. I wouldn't be either. The dead certainly don't care. Thanks for showing this. It would have been neat to see... I wish I could have convinced the proper authorities to witness them at work. Very cool the people you've dealt with allowed you in.
I’m very surprised that you had the opportunity to film this. So sorry for your loss. When my Dad died his burial was done very swiftly and precise before we even left the ceremony area. Love to you.
Just replying to some of the comments about family etc. This is a national veterans cemetery. Both my Mother and Father are intered at the Massachusetts Veterans Cemetery in Bourne Ma. They have what are called shelters where the actual service is held. In these cemeteries they generally hold the services in the morning. There may be seven or eight services a day. Generally the actual burials are done in the afternoon. I'm sure that the families were there for the services, honors etc. What this is is just the behind the scenes work done by the workers.
first of all sorry for your lost, and i also work in a cemetery, it is interesting see how other cemeteries work. where i work we have different groups assigned to do only one thing, starts by uncovering lot blocks, framing or painting the space, diggers, set ups, voncrete vault setters, the next day for the funeral we have one crews for carpets and chairs set up for family, others for cleaning the concrete vault n set cross bars, others for inspecting the area and cleaning, other for lowering the caskets and finally the backfilling crew. in a regular day we might have from 8 to 15 services, and on a weekend usually from 20 to 30 and up there have been times where we have done more than 43 services in one day, im talking about full size, not niches or other cremains. im doing backfills right now is my partner and I usually do 5 a day. but ours is a whole different process.
My dad was just buried yesterday at a national cemetery. My mom passed 6 months ago so they have a double depth burial, you’re lucky to get that close. They wouldn’t let me get close to watch them lay my dad to rest.
My father is also there. His wife chose cremation and he is in one of the walls near the front when you drive in row D I think 3 up from the bottom near the middle. I moved across the country and when visiting several years ago was able to visit and will not be returning. It is a nicely kept place and with the outdoor maps easy to navigate. Sorry for your loss.
Hello to you Madam Janet, i just wanted to say - while im watching this i can feel your pain, we lost Dad back in 1982 - a few orhers have followed such as Mom & other siblings.. This brought back so many memories, & i had no idea how much i missed everyon we lost untill i watched this.. Thank you so much for the reminder that just bcz they are gone, does not mean they have left us.. It is my wish that you & your family are ok & are doing well & i pray that God sends down his best angels to look after & protect all of you there, Amen Take good care of yourself & each other
He may have passed away in another state and was sent to this cemetery to be buried so it could be quite sometime later after his passing?? IDK what happened?? my grandmother died in the beginning of June 2017 and everybody was extremely upset when she first died. I'm still live in the Buffalo New York area but my grandparents moved to Georgia..so they had services in Georgia for her and my grandfather is older and they had five children who lived all across the country they had a funeral service at a church and then buried her in September 2017.. so by the time we had services a lot of people were through the grieving process quite a ways.. my grandfather didn't cry as much as he did when she first passed.. I don't know the individual circumstances in this case but that happened with my family.
My father was a Korean War Army vet . He passed away on 1999 He was buried in Jefferson Barracks cemetery in St. Louis. I made sure he was treated respectfully at the cemerty. My mother passed in 2014. She was put on top of him in the same grave. Again I made sure she was treated in the same manner.. With respect.
My Dad has been gone 21 yrs. He had a twisted sense of humor and often used that to avoid showing extreme emotion. Mom passed first, about a year before Dad. Making her arrangements, my husband and I present, the funeral director offered a choice of side by side graves or one above the other. My Dad immediately rejected that idea. He said Mom would complain for eternity about his weight. Lol. The poor director looked like he'd swallowed a fly.
It seems like a lot of commenters here think there was no service or anything. In the case of two of my uncles and grandfather, the actual service was held in a church or at the funeral home. The body was then transported to the national cemetery, where there was a central pavilion where a second, smaller service took place. There is where the military honors were rendered, flag folded, Taps played, etc. After this was completed, most family and friends departed the cemetery. Cemetery staff offered to allow anyone who wanted to see the actual burial to do so. In the three cases I attended military burials, usually one or two of the children, or in my grandfather’s case, myself, would witness the burial just to make sure there were no issues. Nothing disrespectful in my opinion on how this is done.
اللهم ان نسألك حسن الخاتمة ونعوذ بك من شر جهنم وعذاب القبر 🤲😥ياايها الذين آمنوا لا تموتون إلا وأنتم مسلمون،،، اشهد ان لا اله الا الله،☝️واشهد أن محمدا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
Sorry for you loss.. Being buried in a Veterans Cemetary is different. In a regular cemetary there is a service at the gravesite, where the family can say thier last goodbyes as the casket is lowered in the ground. To me that is more personal, as you can stick around and have some closure to be alone with your loved one. In a Veterans Cemetary, there is a service off to the side and then everyone leaves. No one ever gets to see the casket go in the ground. It's like an assembly line, one funeral after another, every 30 minutes for hours. A Veterans Cemetary is clean and beautiful, but so different. No plantings period, nothing personal. I wish I could have had a service to see my dad go in the ground and be with him to that end. Been 6 months, miss u dad. Thanks for your service.
Your father was well taken care of. One of the old guys there looks like he's wearing a veterans cap...he gave instructions throughout this burial. Two of my brothers have been buried in national cemeteries, both having pre-service committals. I've been ministering for almost 40 years now, the only veteran graveside services I have ever done (having buried at least 25 veterans or more during that time) has been in the veterans section of private cemeteries. These men did very well. I suppose my remaining brother and I will also be at national cemeteries.
RIP your dad may all people of this channel RIP because we all are gonna die.Live life to the fullest.If u were a good person theres a special plays for you in heaven:)
After my stroke it's giving me Parkinson's disease and Vascular disease when I pass on this is the way I want. To go haven't seen any family in yrs Don't have come now everything is paid for just let me go sorry for your loss R.I.P.
Thank you for sharing this Beautiful Video! My Prayers and Condolences with you. Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest O Lord And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace and paradise
That was so interesting. My Father and Mother are being buried at Ft. Sam Houston this Wednesday and I'm just looking at videos of what to expect. Thank you for posting this, and I needed a calm and collected voice to narrate the procedure because currently I am losing my mind. Thank you again. So sweet. How peaceful...... You have no idea how much that meant for me to see that.
Not a lot of space at most National Cemeteries. As a Vet, I originally planned on being buried at one, but I'm thinking cremation would be a more viable option giving my age. Don't know if there will be space in 30 years or so
@@robertmason7553 I read it wrong but does that mean I'm stupid? No it means that you are just butt hurt and can't act like a normal, civilized person in a comments section I bet that's why you don't have friends
My Father was buried at Ft Indian Town Gap Pennsylvania... We didn’t stay to watch his casket be Laid to rest I feel guilty about that. Thank you for sharing & I’m so sorry for your loss, God Bless you & Your family.
Sat watching the video and being English I couldn't get my head around why no one was at a military funeral as it was clearly a military graveyard but thanks to those who make it clear in the comments, I now have a better understanding of the reasons why. Thank you for your service sir you have my full respect.
You were talking about the direction of the head. It use to be every person was buried facing the east. It was a religious thing. They did this because the return of Jesus Christ is to be in the Eastern Sky. That way the dead would see him as they left their graves. I am not sure if they still do that or not.
When the second spouse dies, instead of engraving the back of the first's headstone, they order a whole new one with names on both sides. The first one is buried with the casket to avoid extra disposal costs. It saves our government money to do it this way.
