When requesting a PMC, please use our official application form (VA Form 40-0247, (May 2013 or newer only) available at the National Cemetery Administration webpage. If you are unable to download the form you may call our office at 202-632-7300 and we will be happy to send you a form. Application forms must be signed and returned with a copy of the military discharge document (normally DD-214); the name, mailing address and telephone number of the requester; and the number of copies requested. Informal requests that are not received on the VA Form 40-0247 (May 2013 or newer) or do not have military discharge documents will not be immediately processed until eligibility can be properly established.

The completed application or request may be faxed or mailed to the following:

Toll Free Fax Number:
1-800-455-7143

Or

Memorial Programs Service
Presidential Memorial Certificate Program (41B3)
Department of Veterans Affairs
5109 Russell Road
Quantico, VA 22134-3903

To request additional copies of a PMC that has already been sent, or to request a correction to the PMC that was already sent, please fill in and sign the yellow form that was included with the original certificate and return it to our office via fax or U.S. Mail.