Service Corporation International Honors Veterans and Public Servants
26 May 2017 - 6:05AM
This Memorial Day, Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI),
North America’s largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation
services, and its brand, Dignity Memorial®, once again proudly
recognize the courage and selflessness of those who serve our
country through its Homeless Veterans Burial Program and Public
Servants Program. Since 2000, Dignity Memorial has provided
more than 3,000 no-cost burial and funeral services for homeless
veterans and first responders.
The Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Program serves eligible
homeless and indigent veterans, providing a full burial ceremony
with military honors in a Veterans Affairs’ (VA) cemetery or a
Dignity Memorial network cemetery in 32 states across the
country. Last year, the company participated in the nation’s
largest full military honors service for 42 unclaimed veterans in
Phoenix, AZ.
The Dignity Memorial Public Servants Program provides honorable
tributes, at no cost, for career and volunteer law enforcement
officers, firefighters and emergency services personnel who fall in
the line of duty. The program helps families deal with the
emotional and financial burdens associated with the sudden loss of
a loved one. In addition to providing burial services, the
program also offers extended grief counseling services to family
members.
Additionally, Dignity Memorial cemeteries and funeral homes
around the country are celebrating Memorial Day with a range of
events to honor both current members of the military and fallen
soldiers. These patriotic programs focus on military
sacrifice and commemoration of our fallen military heroes.
Some of the Memorial Day tributes planned across the country at
Dignity Memorial locations include:
- Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks, CA will hold its 50th
Annual Memorial Day tribute where community leaders and veterans’
organizations will join to honor the men and women who have made
the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Event highlights
include a 50-ft. American flag hung by the Sacramento Metro Fire
Department, a T-38 jet flyover, Consolidated Drum Band
performances, a presentation of colors by the California National
Color Guard, patriotic music by the 40th Infantry Division Band,
skydiver performance and military vehicle display including a
Vietnam Huey helicopter.
- In Las Vegas, Palm Eastern Mortuary & Cemetery, and Boy
Scout Troops 309 and 305 will place over 2,000 flags on the graves
of veterans. In addition, the location will conduct a ceremony
installing a new flag at the Veterans Monument to honor service
members and Troop 309 Bugler will perform “Taps” during the raising
of the flag.
- In Phoenix, Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery,
along with American Legion Post 1, will host the “Honor and
Remember” celebration featuring a field of flags honoring the lives
of over 300 local service men and women. The celebration will
also include a display of antique military vehicles and a
presentation of colors from the Honor Guard.
“Memorial Day is a time to remember those who died in service of
our country and these programs are our way of recognizing and
thanking them and their families for the sacrifices they have
made,” said Michael R. Webb, President and Chief Operating Officer
at SCI. “We are honored to provide these veterans and first
responders with respectful, dignified funerals and burials
befitting their service.”
For more information about SCI’s Homeless Veterans Burial
Program and Public Servants Program,
visit www.dignitymemorial.com.
About Service Corporation International Service
Corporation International (NYSE:SCI), headquartered in Houston,
Texas, is North America's leading provider of deathcare products
and services. As of March 31, 2017, SCI owned and
operated 1,500 funeral homes and 475 cemeteries (of which 283 are
combination locations) in 45 states, eight Canadian provinces, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Through its
businesses, SCI markets the Dignity Memorial brand which offers
assurance of quality, value, caring service, and exceptional
customer satisfaction. In January 2016, SCI was presented
with the J.D. Power President’s Award in recognition of an ongoing
dedication to service excellence including quality improvement,
customer satisfaction and the development of enduring client
relationships. For more information about Service Corporation
International, please visit our website at www.sci-corp.com.
For more information about Dignity Memorial, please visit
www.dignitymemorial.com.
As used herein, “Service Corporation International” and “SCI”
refer to Service Corporation International and its affiliated
companies.
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Media Contact: Jay Andrew, 713-525-3468
Director, Corporate Communications
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