whatdidyousay!
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TCS and I are eligible for burial at sea but we're not going to do it. TCS has attended a couple of burials at sea.
For me, it's important to have some place to go visit my relatives who have passed on. I like spending time at my dads grave site. I had my sons ashes scattered in the church garden. We went to visit and the whole garden had been dug up. Felt like he died all over again. I do love the beach though....I guess it would be up to my children what they would feel comfortable with.
My daughter was telling about tree for ashes , you put the ashes in a cup and plant it . She thought of doing this with some of my ashes. I told her she could me for firewood when she get cold.![]()
You made me laugh....pretty funny. I wish I would have saved my sons ashes or at least some of them since we don't live near the church anymore.
I'm sorry you lost your son, Angel...
I guess being Hindu, after cremation, I would have the option of being dispersed at sea in Corpus Christi Bay, or being sent off to the Ganga River in India (also known as the Ganges River) to be dispersed there.
Is there a reason you not doing it ?
For the same reason that Angel stated, a place to visit.
I witnessed an at sea burial back around 1973. We received a submersible casket with an American flag over it from a funeral home. It was delivered to pier side and was placed in the hanger. If I remember correctly, a family member was aboard. We got underway and went out into international waters and had the ceremony with honor guard. After returning to shore, the family member was given a chart with the exact coordinates of the burial location.
Around 1980, I did not see the second one since I was on duty elsewhere in the ship, but ashes were brought aboard and since we were not coming right back in, the ceremony was held on the stern and documented with video and a chart. Later it was mailed to the family.
It is free to all veterans. Just like burial in a national cemetery.
Like TCS posted, and we've already bought and paid for our plots which are near the plots owned by our daughter and son-in-law for their family.Is there a reason you not doing it ?
My mother's ashes are in a nice container, like a granite box. The box sits on a bookshelf in my brother's apartment, and is guarded by his Star Trek action figures. What can I say?I want ashes in a nice urn or any kind of unique container, and put on a shelf. When and if my daughter moves she can just bring the folks along, no need to go and visit a slab of granite somewhere.