[PGR_PA_r12] Interment Service Update & Addendum for The National Cemetery of the Alleghenies

[PAPGR Vet Rep West]

 *Announcement: There will be a Monthly Moment of Remembrance at the
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies but that date and time has not been
confirmed. *


*Sincerely,*

*T*
*ail GunnerMarcella Delayne Sorensen*
*Member of the Board Of Directors*

*Veteran Liaison / HOTH (Help On The Home Front) Director West *
*Pennsylvania Patriot Guard Riders*


*pgrpa.vetrep.west at gmail.com
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*(402) 290-9589 <%28402%29%20290-9589>*



On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 12:23 PM PAPGR Vet Rep West <
pgrpa.vetrep.west at gmail.com> wrote:

> *Interment Service Update & Addendum for The National Cemetery of the
> Alleghenies*
>
>
> *As of the 9th of June 2020, we will start back up with committal services
> in shelter 2 at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.*
>
>
> *Addendum To Funeral Honors Providers*
>
>
> Funeral Honors Provider:
>
>
> The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) appreciates the services
> provided by your volunteer organization in rendering funeral honors for
> veterans.
>
>
> Due to COVID-19 pandemic, and under the authority provided in 38 CFR
> 1.218, et seq., the following additional safety direction is being provided
> for conducting funeral honors until such time as enhanced safety measures
> are no longer required.
>
>
> Your funeral honors organization and its members will adhere to the
> following health and safety guidelines issued by the Center of Disease
> Control and Prevention, to include:
>
>
> Maintaining physical distancing (6 feet or 2 meters) when interacting with
> individuals at the cemetery, to include members of your organization,
> especially in indoor settings and in vehicles.
>
>
> Wearing a cloth face covering when performing honors and while indoors at
> the cemetery, or whenever maintaining physical distancing is challenging.
> Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
>
>
> Washing hands frequently with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds,
> especially after going to the bathroom, before and after eating, and after
> blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
>
>
> Using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer ( at least 60% alcohol) if soap and
> water are not available.
>
>
> Practicing good respiratory hygiene by covering a cough or sneeze with a
> tissue and then throwing it away or coughing or sneezing into your elbow.
>
>
> Cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched objects and services using a
> household of cleaning spray or wipe, particularly in common spaces and
> where equipment is shared by funeral honors members.
>
> Avoid close contact with individuals who are sick.
>
>
>
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