Volume 69
Public Law 84–210
To permit the issuance of a flag to a friend or associate of the deceased veteran where it is not claimed by the next of kin.
Approved August 3, 1955
Statutory text
AN ACT
To permit the issuance of a flag to a friend or associate of the deceased veteran where it is not claimed by the next of kin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That paragraph I of Veterans Regulation Numbered 9 (n), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“I.
Where an honorably discharged veteran of any war, or a person
Issuance of flag to friend of deceased veteran.
honorably discharged from the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard after serving at least one enlistment or for disability incurred in line of duty, dies after discharge, a flag to drape the casket shall be furnished in all cases; such flag to be given to the next of kin after burial of the veteran: Provided, That in the event no claim is made for the flag by the next of kin, it may be given, upon request, to a close friend or an associate of the deceased veteran: provided further, That the furnishing of a flag to any person under this proviso will constitute final and conclusive determination of rights under this Veterans Regulation.”
Approved August 3, 1955.