Care and Disposition of Remains - Army Publishing Directorate ...

. Secondary care. Secondary care is the services and supplies used for the funeral and interment services. A list of
authorized secondary care expenses is located in table 1–2.
Table 1–2
Authorized secondary care expenses
Item no. Authorized expense
1. Use of facilities for viewing or visitation
2. Chapel or religious facility
3. Professional services
4. Grave side service
5. Cemetery equipment
6. Temporary grave marker
7. Funeral service
8. Flowers
9. Pall bearers when military burial honors are not performed
10. Service bulletins or service orders
11. Prayer cards
12. Acknowledgment cards
13. Guest register
14. Religious items required for disposition of remains
15. Organist
16. Vocalist
17. Clergy honorarium
18. Opening and closing of grave
19. Single grave space
20. Rental casket for cremation
21. Police escort for funeral procession
22. Minimum service package for receiving remains (see FTC rule 453)
23. Minimum service package for direct burial (see FTC rule 453)
24. Minimum service package for direct cremation (see FTC rule 453)
25. Family car for immediate family (see glossary)
26. Flower car
27. Outer burial container; grave liner or vault
28. Lead vehicle
29. Death Certificates (not to exceed 2)
30. Burial permits and licenses
31. Columbarium niche
32. Sales tax
33. Stop-over expenses
c. Transportation of remains. Transportation includes the services and supplies used to move the remains from one
location to another. A list of authorized transportation of remains expenses is located in table 1–3.
d. Funeral travel. Funeral travel is Government-sponsored travel to attend the funeral of a deceased soldier.
Authorized funeral travel expenses are located in paragraphs 11–2, 11–3, and 11–4.
e. VSI/SI travel. VSI/SI travel is Government-sponsored travel to visit a soldier who is determined to be VSI/SI by
competent medical authority. Travel entitlement and procedures are found in AR 600–8–1.
AR 638–2 22 December 2000
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