The standard government headstone is provided by which department?

• A. Department of Defense
• B. Department of Education
• C. National Park Service
• D. Department of Veterans Affairs

Answer: (D)

The standard government headstone is provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically through the National Cemetery Administration. This program furnishes government headstones and markers for eligible veterans and certain other individuals for graves in any cemetery, public or private. The Department of Defense handles related memorial items in some DoD contexts (such as DoD cemeteries or active-duty cases), but the uniform government headstone program across all cemeteries is VA’s responsibility. The other departments don’t handle this national headstone program.