Veterans
7 guides on Veterans, from choosing flowers to getting them placed.
Veterans & Military Honors
What Coins on a Veteran's Grave Mean: Penny, Nickel, Dime and Quarter
A coin on a veteran's headstone is a quiet message to the family. What a penny, nickel, dime and quarter mean, how to leave one, and what cemeteries do with them.
Planning & How-To
How to Find Out Where Someone Is Buried: Records, Databases and Who to Call
Seven ways to find where someone is buried, in the order that works: obituaries, Find a Grave, BillionGraves, the VA locator, funeral homes and county records.
Holidays & Occasions
Fourth of July Flowers for a Grave: Patriotic Arrangements That Survive July Heat
The Fourth of July is the summer patriotic holiday at the cemetery. What to place at a grave, flags and red-white-and-blue, and what holds up in the hottest month of the year.
Veterans & Military Honors
Memorial Day Flowers for a Grave: Traditions, Flags and What Cemeteries Allow
How families honor a grave on Memorial Day, what national cemeteries allow that weekend, the flag rules, and when to have flowers placed so they are there for the holiday.
Veterans & Military Honors
Veterans Day Flowers for a Grave: Honoring Service on November 11
Veterans Day honors everyone who served. What to place at a veteran's grave on November 11, the national cemetery window, and how it differs from Memorial Day.
Veterans & Military Honors
Flowers at a Veteran's Grave: National Cemetery Rules, Windows and What to Send
VA national cemetery flower rules, from DFW to Great Lakes: fresh flowers any day, artificial flowers only on each cemetery's own dates, no glass.
BloomBridge News
Find a Grave News: "Connecting with Those Who Served"
Find a Grave told the story of a daughter on active duty who sent flowers to her veteran father's grave through BloomBridge, and the Runner, a veteran herself, who brought her Vietnam-veteran father along to place them.