Funeral Technology

Military Burial at Sea – Memorial Reefs

For eligible service men and woman, Eternal Reefs, Inc., will arrange for their honors to be presented the day of the viewing. Military honors can only be presented to each service person one time and to determine eligibility, Eternal Reefs must receive a legible copy of the deceased’s DD-214 discharge papers at the time the Memorial Reef is cast. This will give us the opportunity to work with the Veterans Administration to arrange the honors.

Military Honors Presentation

Honors will be presented during the Memorial Reef viewing ceremony. The Honor Guard will arrive as well as members from the deceased’s branch of service. Flags will be folded onto the Memorial Reefs and the family will be given time with the memorial. As the presentation begins, the Honor Guard will approach and Taps will be played. At the conclusion of Taps, the Honor Guard will fold the flag, present it to the family and march off, concluding the presentation.

We frequently have more than one person receiving honors and this process is repeated until all of the eligible service men and women have been honored.