Officials to explain veterans’ burial benefits

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials from the National Cemetery Administration in South Carolina are explaining the details of burial benefits for military veterans and their families.

Representatives from the Fort Jackson cemetery near Columbia were speaking Sunday at Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community. Veterans and the general public were invited and the presentation is free.

Veterans and members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard are eligible for burial in a national cemetery. So is any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who dies in active duty.

Other people with certain types of national service, spouses and children may also be eligible under certain circumstances.