New York A00408 allows a veteran's close friend or family to request burial in a state veterans' cemetery if they know the veteran's wishes.
New York A00408 amends the veterans' services law and the public health law to allow a close friend or family member who is reasonably familiar with a deceased veteran's wishes to request burial in a state veterans' cemetery. This applies when no higher priority individual is available. The bill also modifies the public health law to include such close friends or relatives in the list of those who can request burial in a veterans' cemetery.
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