{"id":114764,"date":"2024-02-28T09:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T14:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/?p=114764"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:27:14","slug":"073-presidential-memorial-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/073-presidential-memorial-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Object 73: Presidential Memorial Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image114764_92f288-8a.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image114764_92f288-8a .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:500px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114764_92f288-8a.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114764_92f288-8a .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image114764_92f288-8a figure{max-width:500px;}.kb-image114764_92f288-8a .image-is-svg, .kb-image114764_92f288-8a .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image114764_92f288-8a .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image114764_92f288-8a img.kb-img, .kb-image114764_92f288-8a .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image114764_92f288-8a img.kb-img, .kb-image114764_92f288-8a .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image114764_92f288-8a img.kb-img, .kb-image114764_92f288-8a .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image114764_92f288-8a\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-scaled.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1978\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-scaled.jpg?resize=1082,1400\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-scaled.jpg?resize=1082,1400\" alt=\"Presidential Memorial Certificate marked with changes in the wording requested by President John F. Kennedy, Jr. in September 1962. VA issued the gold-embossed certificates to family members of deceased Veterans to honor their military service. (NCA)\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-114762\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271978%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201978%202560%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271978%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-scaled.jpg?resize=232,300 232w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-scaled.jpg?resize=464,600 464w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-scaled.jpg?resize=768,994 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-scaled.jpg?resize=1082,1400 1082w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-scaled.jpg?resize=1187,1536 1187w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-scaled.jpg?resize=1582,2048 1582w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-scaled.jpg 1978w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1978px) 100vw, 1978px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Presidential Memorial Certificate marked with changes in the wording requested by President John F. Kennedy, Jr. in September 1962. VA issued the gold-embossed certificates to family members of deceased Veterans to honor their military service. (NCA)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just after New Year\u2019s Day in 1962, World War II Army Veteran Benjamin B. Belfer sent a letter to his U.S. Senator, Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, suggesting a simple yet powerful way for the government to honor deceased service members. The tradition at the time was for family members to receive the <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/object-24-calverton-casket-flag\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"104445\">folded American flag<\/a> that had been draped over the Veteran\u2019s casket during the funeral service. Belfer proposed presenting the next of kin with a memorial certificate signed by the president of the United States in addition to the burial flag. The certificate, he wrote, would be \u201ca keepsake that will never be forgotten by the family and relatives and friends of the departed Veteran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Belfer, who was the secretary-treasurer of the Minneapolis Joint Veterans Council, had become friendly with Humphrey 15 years earlier. The two had met&nbsp;when Humphrey was mayor of Minneapolis and Belfer was commander of the Minneapolis post of the Jewish War Veterans. After receiving Belfer\u2019s letter in early January 1962, Humphrey wasted no time in sharing his idea with the head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/featured-stories\/va-created\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"104138\">Veterans Administration<\/a>, &nbsp;John S. Gleason, Jr. Gleason also saw the value in the proposal and in mid-February he put his staff to work on creating a design for the certificate and choosing the wording of the text. On March 6, the finished certificate was shown to President John F. Kennedy, Jr.. The following day, Kennedy sent Gleason a short note expressing his wholehearted approval. \u201cI think it is an excellent idea, and I believe that the certificate is tastefully and appropriately done,\u201d he wrote, adding that the issuing of certificates should begin \u201cas quickly as possible.\u201d Below his signature, he scrawled \u201cthis is excellent!\u201d to emphasize his support for the project. In accordance with his wishes, the first 503 certificates went out in the mail in White House envelopes on March 20.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:800px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d figure{max-width:800px;}.kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d .image-is-svg, .kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d img.kb-img, .kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d img.kb-img, .kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d img.kb-img, .kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image114764_9bd6f3-9d\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-JFK-and-letter.png\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-JFK-and-letter.png?w=1024\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-JFK-and-letter.png?w=1024\" alt=\"L: VA Administrator John Gleason, Jr. and President Kennedy in the Oval Office, 1961; R: Kennedy\u2019s memo to Gleason in March 1962 giving his blessing to the certificate program that has continued under every sitting president. (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum; NCA)\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-114760\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20576%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-JFK-and-letter.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-JFK-and-letter.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-JFK-and-letter.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-JFK-and-letter.png 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>VA Administrator John Gleason, Jr. and President Kennedy in the Oval Office, 1961; R: Kennedy\u2019s memo to Gleason in March 1962 giving his blessing to the certificate program that has continued under every sitting president.  (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum; NCA)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/burials-memorials\/memorial-items\/presidential-memorial-certificates\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Presidential Memorial Certificates<\/a> were printed on 8.5 by 10-inch mid-weight, light-grey color paper stock and bore an embossed gold seal of the United States at the top. Beneath the name of the deceased appeared a brief message reading, \u201cThis certificate is awarded by a grateful nation in recognition of devoted and selfless consecration to the service of mankind in the Armed Forces of the United States.\u201d In September 1962, at President Kennedy\u2019s request, the wording was changed from \u201cservice of mankind\u201d to \u201cservice of our country.\u201d At first, VA limited the program to family members of Veterans who died after the March 1962 start date. Once VA received notification of a Veteran\u2019s death, the Central Office automatically mailed the certificate to the deceased\u2019s next of kin. VA sent out \u00a0220,000 certificates by this method over the first 16 months of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program proved enormously popular and the White House fielded a growing number of inquiries from relatives of Veterans who had died prior to March 1962 asking about their eligibility to receive a certificate. In April 1963, President Kennedy approved expanding the program to include these family members, too. To get the word out, VA arranged for a short note about the program along with an application card to be added to the monthly benefit checks that went out to surviving dependents. VA also made the certificates available upon request from the next of kin. VA estimated it would take about a year to get the memorial certificates into the hands of survivors of Veterans whose deaths predated the start of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image114764_09695f-15.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image114764_09695f-15 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:500px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114764_09695f-15.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114764_09695f-15 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image114764_09695f-15 figure{max-width:500px;}.kb-image114764_09695f-15 .image-is-svg, .kb-image114764_09695f-15 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image114764_09695f-15 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image114764_09695f-15 img.kb-img, .kb-image114764_09695f-15 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image114764_09695f-15 img.kb-img, .kb-image114764_09695f-15 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image114764_09695f-15 img.kb-img, .kb-image114764_09695f-15 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image114764_09695f-15\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-edits.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1735\" height=\"2084\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-edits.jpg?resize=1166,1400\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-edits.jpg?resize=1166,1400\" alt=\"Note from Administrator Gleason in 1963 inserted in mailings to next of kin informing them of their eligibility to receive a memorial certificate. (NCA)\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-114763\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271735%27%20height%3D%272084%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201735%202084%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271735%27%20height%3D%272084%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-edits.jpg?resize=250,300 250w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-edits.jpg?resize=500,600 500w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-edits.jpg?resize=768,922 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-edits.jpg?resize=1166,1400 1166w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-edits.jpg?resize=1279,1536 1279w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-edits.jpg?resize=1705,2048 1705w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/073-PMC-edits.jpg 1735w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1735px) 100vw, 1735px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Note from Administrator Gleason in 1963 inserted in mailings to next of kin informing them of their eligibility to receive a memorial certificate. (NCA) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963, brought this effort to an abrupt halt. The issuing of certificates was suspended until President Lyndon B. Johnson gave the order to resume the program in early December. A few months later, however, the future of the program was cast into doubt when the Comptroller General of the United States completed a report questioning its legality. Released in May 1964, the report found that the spending of VA funds for the certificate program had never been authorized by law. The Comptroller General called for VA to either obtain \u201dspecific statutory authority for the use of appropriations for the program\u201d or discontinue it. In July 1964, VA took advantage of the language in a newly passed appropriation bill allowing VA to spend money on \u201cexpenses incidental to . . . [the] recognition of war veterans\u201d to provide certificates to the next of kin of deceased Veterans who served in wartime. The following June, Congress placed the program on firm legislative footing by granting VA explicit authority to award certificates honoring all deceased Veterans who had received an honorable discharge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the settling of its legal status, the Presidential Memorial Certificate program has continued without pause under every sitting president. In 2016, a new law broadened eligibility to include survivors of Active-Duty personnel, some Reservists and National Guard members, and Veterans with other-than-dishonorable discharges. Decades earlier, VA Administrator Gleason thanked World War II Veteran Benjamin Belfer for his suggestion \u201cwhich will mean so much to the surviving relatives of our honored deceased Veterans.\u201d The more than 20 million family members who have received a memorial certificate to date have reason to thank Belfer as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just after New Year\u2019s Day in 1962, World War II Army Veteran Benjamin B. Belfer sent a letter to his U.S. Senator, Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, suggesting a simple yet powerful way for the government to honor deceased service members. The tradition was for family members to receive the folded American flag that had been draped over the Veteran\u2019s casket during the funeral service. Belfer proposed presenting the next of kin with a memorial certificate signed by the president of the United States in addition to the burial flag. The certificate, he wrote, would be \u201ca keepsake that will never be forgotten by the family and relatives and friends of the departed Veteran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After receiving Belfer\u2019s letter Humphrey wasted no time in sharing his idea with the head of the Veterans Administration, John S. Gleason, Jr. Gleason also saw the value in the proposal and in mid-February his staff worked on creating a design for the certificate and wording. On March 6, the certificate was shown to President John F. Kennedy, Jr.. The following day, Kennedy sent Gleason a short note expressing his wholehearted approval. \u201cI think it is an excellent idea, and I believe that the certificate is tastefully and appropriately done,\u201d he wrote, adding that the issuing of certificates should begin \u201cas quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[28,8],"class_list":["post-114764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-100-objects","tag-veterans-administration","tag-world-war-ii"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/073-presidential-memorial-certificate\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Object 73: Presidential Memorial Certificate","url":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/073-presidential-memorial-certificate\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/073-presidential-memorial-certificate\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Object-73-Featured-Image-1.webp?w=300","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/Object-73-Featured-Image-1.webp"},"articleSection":"History of VA in 100 Objects","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)"}],"creator":["Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"VA History","logo":""},"keywords":["veterans administration","world war ii"],"dateCreated":"2024-02-28T14:10:01Z","datePublished":"2024-02-28T14:10:01Z","dateModified":"2026-03-04T21:27:14Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Object 73: Presidential Memorial Certificate\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/073-presidential-memorial-certificate\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/073-presidential-memorial-certificate\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/Object-73-Featured-Image-1.webp?w=300\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/Object-73-Featured-Image-1.webp\"},\"articleSection\":\"History of VA in 100 Objects\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)\"}],\"creator\":[\"Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"VA History\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"veterans administration\",\"world war ii\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2024-02-28T14:10:01Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-28T14:10:01Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-04T21:27:14Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/department.va.gov\/p.js"},"meta_box":{"external_links":"0","endorsement":"0","subheading":"","featured_image_alt_text":"Presidential Memorial Certificate marked with changes in the wording requested by President John F. 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