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SUBJ/MEMORIAL SERVICE TRAVEL//

REF/A/DOC/SECDEF/11MAY2010
REF/B/DOC/DODD 1300.22
REF/C/DOC/JFTR U5242-A5
REF/D/DOC/SECNAVINST 1730.7D

AMPN/REF A IS USD (P&R) DIRECTIVE-TYPE MEMO OF 11 MAY 10.
REF B IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE REGARDING MORTUARY AFFAIRS 
POLICY.  REF C IS THE JOINT FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JFTR).  REF D 
IS THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY INSTRUCTION FOR RELIGIOUS MINISTRY SUPPORT 
WITHIN THE NAVY// POC/A. J. GUNDERSON/LTCOL, USMC/ASN(M&RA)
LOC:  1000 NAVY PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC
EMAIL:  ANDREW.GUNDERSON(AT)NAVY.MIL/TEL:  703-693-4489, DSN 223-4489//

RMKS/1.  PER REF A, THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAS REVISED REFS B AND C.
THESE REVISIONS AUTHORIZE GOVERNMENT-FUNDED TRAVEL OF FAMILY MEMBERS/ 
AUTHORIZED BENEFICIARIES TO A COMMAND/UNIT SPONSORED MEMORIAL SERVICE 
AT A LOCATION OTHER THAN THE BURIAL SITE.

2.  THESE REVISIONS ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND AUTHORIZE GOVERNMENT-
FUNDED TRAVEL WITH THE FOLLOWING CAVEATS.
     A.  NAVY AND MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS OR UNITS ARE AUTHORIZED TO 
CONDUCT MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR DECEASED ACTIVE DUTY SAILORS AND MARINES.
     B.  ALL ELIGIBLE RELATIVES DEFINED UNDER REF A ARE AUTHORIZED 
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR ONE ROUND-TRIP TO THE 
INSTALLATION OR UNIT MEMORIAL SERVICE.  THIS ROUND-TRIP IS IN ADDITION 
TO THE BURIAL CEREMONY.  REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES ARE LIMITED TO 
AUTHORIZED TRAVEL ALLOWANCES.
     C.  IN THE EVENT THAT A MEMORIAL SERVICE IS CONDUCTED WITHOUT THE 
DECEASED SERVICE MEMBERS REMAINS, A SECOND MEMORIAL SERVICE IS 
AUTHORIZED FOLLOWING THE RECOVERY OF THE MEMBERS REMAINS.  IN THIS CASE, 
GOVERNMENT-FUNDED TRANSPORTATION AND ALLOWANCES ARE ALSO AUTHORIZED FOR 
ELIGIBLE RELATIVES.
     D.  TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES INCLUDE TRAVEL TO AND 
FROM THE MEMORIAL SERVICE LOCATION PLUS 2 DAYS OF PER DIEM AT THE 
MEMORIAL SITE.
     E.  FUNDED MEMORIAL SERVICE TRAVEL IS LIMITED TO A 2-YEAR PERIOD 
FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF THE SAILOR OR MARINE; THIS LIMITATION MAY BE 
WAIVED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
     F.  MEMORIAL SERVICE LOCATIONS ARE LIMITED TO THE CONTINENTAL 
UNITED STATES, ALASKA AND HAWAII, U.S. TERRITORIES, AND THE LAST 
PERMANENT DUTY STATION OR HOME PORT OF THE MEMBER.
     G.  FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TRANSPORTATION TO MEMORIAL 
SERVICES CONDUCTED IN A THEATER OF COMBAT OPERATIONS.

3.  RELIGIOUS MINISTRY PROGRAMS ARE RESPONSIBLE AND WILL ASSIST WITH 
MEMORIAL SERVICES WHEN REQUESTED AND APPROPRIATE, UNDER REF D.

4.  THESE REVISIONS SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO REF B AS WELL AS OTHER 
APPLICABLE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS REGULATIONS NO LATER THAN 31 OCTOBER 
2010.

5.  RELEASED BY RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

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