USVA emblems for headstones and markers

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The United States Department of Veterans Affairs maintains many cemeteries specifically devoted to veterans such as Arlington Cemetery. Most have various rules regarding what must take place in order to be interred there.

The VA only permits graphics on Government-furnished headstones or markers that are approved emblems of belief, the Civil War Union Shield, the Civil War Confederate Southern Cross of Honor, and the Medal of Honor insignias.

1 Religious headstone symbols
2 Other headstone symbols
3 Controversy
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Religious headstone symbols

Christian Cross	Buddhist (Wheel of Righteousness)	Hebrew (Star of David)	Presbyterian Cross
Russian Orthodox Cross	Lutheran Cross	Episcopal Cross	Unitarian Church (Flaming Chalice)
United Methodist Church	Aaronic Order Church	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, colloquially the Mormon Church (Angel Moroni)	Native American Church of North America
Serbian Orthodox	Greek Cross	Bahai (9 Pointed Star)	Atheist
Muslim (Crescent and Star)	Hindu	Konko-Kyo Faith	Community of Christ
Sufism Reoriented	Tenrikyo Church	Seicho-No-Ie	Church of World Messianity (Izunome)
United Church of Religious Science	Christian Reformed Church	United Moravian Church	Eckankar
Christian Church	Christian & Missionary Alliance	United Church of Christ	Humanist Happy Human
Presbyterian Church (USA)	Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii	Soka Gakkai International - USA	Sikh (Khanda)

Christian Scientist (Cross & Crown) - Not shown because of copyrights.

[edit] Other headstone symbols

Union Army Shield

U.S. Army Shield

Southern Cross of Honor

Revolutionary War headstone

[edit] Controversy

The VA has recently become the target of a small but growing campaign over perceived roadblocks in approving the Wiccan pentacle as an "emblem of faith", acceptable on grave memorials for fallen Wiccan soldiers. For more information, see Patrick Stewart (soldier).