The following are links to web sites that provide useful information about veteran benefits and affairs, veteran organizations and other honor guard organizations.

Government Agencies

• Department of Veterans Affairs
• VA Medical Center - Alexandria, Louisiana
• U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
• House Committee on Veterans Affairs
• The Center for Women Veterans
• National Cemetery Administration
• DOD Military Funeral Honors
• Federal Trade Commission: Funerals - A Consumers Guide

National Veteran Organizations

• Disabled American Veterans
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Vietnam Veterans of America
• Paralyzed Veterans of America
• American Gulf War Veterans Association
• American Legion
• Society of Military Widows
• Blue Star Mothers of America

Veteran Services

• Veterans News and Information Services

Local Honor Guard and Veteran Organizations

• VFW Post 2278 Honor Guard 
  Hot Springs, Arkansas
• Johnson-Brown VFW Post 1736
  Alexandria Louisiana
• American Legion Post 50
  Pineville, Louisiana

The Alexandria - Pineville Veterans Honor Guard works in cooperation with the following funeral homes. We provide these links as an aide to the families of veterans in need of these services and to veterans considering pre-planning funeral arrangements. This is not an endorsement of a specific funeral home but provided as a public service.

• Magnolia Funeral Home
  1604 Magnolia Street
  Alexandria, Louisiana 71301
  Phone: 1-877-487-1197
• Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park
  4000 Monroe Highway

  Pineville, Louisiana  71360-3986
  Phone: 1-866-785-9793

• Hixson Brothers
  Alexandria & Pineville
  Phone: 318-640-1678 or 318-442-3363
• Kramer Funeral Home
  2905 Masonic Dr. 445-6311
  Phone: 1-800-572-6374
• Good Shepherd Funeral Home
  614 Lee St. 
  Phone:442-6424 or 445-8114
• Progressive Funeral Home
  2308 Broadway Ave. 
  Phone:443-1979
• Wesley Syrie Funeral Home
  1417 E Simcoe St.
  Lafayette La.
  Phone:  (337) 235-2305