"Mythology: Genealogy without documentation."

"Genealogy: Where you confuse the dead and irritate the living."

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"What is a "V" Veteran?
Apparently many contributors have difficulty with what a veteran is, since Find a Grave added this option in 2023.

* The term "veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.

* To have veteran's status in the National Guard or Reserves, a person must be federally activated by the President of the United States and serve a minimum of a 180 days.

* To have veteran's status in the National Guard or Reserves who were never federally activated, must serve a minimum of 20 years.
Same rules of discharge apply as mentioned above.

A person who died during active military service, is not veteran, unless that person was previously discharged from military service, then later re-enlisted or was drafted.

* I don't accept memorials designed, "Burial Details Unknown."
Less contributors forget, this is "Find a Grave."
In my opinion, non burial options shouldn't be an option. This type of information belongs only on a genealogical website such as Ancestry. Find a Grave is a supplement for Ancestry, to provide an "actual" burial location.

* Duplications eventually get merged.
Sometimes a spouse may already have a a burial plot with a different surname from a previous marriage.

* Please don't attach death certificates, marriage or census records to the memorials I manage.
Anyone can download these documents from Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org, for their own personal research.
Memorials look best when kept simple and uncluttered.

* Contributors need to pay attention when adding photos or documents to memorials.
All picture files automatically default to "Grave."
The contributor must choose the appropriate designation as indicated, "Person," "Family" or "Other."
Documents and newspaper clippings are designated as "Other."

"Mythology: Genealogy without documentation."

"Genealogy: Where you confuse the dead and irritate the living."

***
"What is a "V" Veteran?
Apparently many contributors have difficulty with what a veteran is, since Find a Grave added this option in 2023.

* The term "veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.

* To have veteran's status in the National Guard or Reserves, a person must be federally activated by the President of the United States and serve a minimum of a 180 days.

* To have veteran's status in the National Guard or Reserves who were never federally activated, must serve a minimum of 20 years.
Same rules of discharge apply as mentioned above.

A person who died during active military service, is not veteran, unless that person was previously discharged from military service, then later re-enlisted or was drafted.

* I don't accept memorials designed, "Burial Details Unknown."
Less contributors forget, this is "Find a Grave."
In my opinion, non burial options shouldn't be an option. This type of information belongs only on a genealogical website such as Ancestry. Find a Grave is a supplement for Ancestry, to provide an "actual" burial location.

* Duplications eventually get merged.
Sometimes a spouse may already have a a burial plot with a different surname from a previous marriage.

* Please don't attach death certificates, marriage or census records to the memorials I manage.
Anyone can download these documents from Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org, for their own personal research.
Memorials look best when kept simple and uncluttered.

* Contributors need to pay attention when adding photos or documents to memorials.
All picture files automatically default to "Grave."
The contributor must choose the appropriate designation as indicated, "Person," "Family" or "Other."
Documents and newspaper clippings are designated as "Other."