Luttrell Introduces Mark Our Place Act

WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) introduced H.R. 6507, the Mark Our Place Act, which amends current law to allow family members, Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), or cemetery administrators to request the VA provide a headstone for Medal of Honor recipients, regardless of their date of death. Currently, this is only available to Medal of Honor recipients that served after 1917. Senators Braun, Brown, and Tester recently introduced this legislation, S. 3126, in the Senate. 
 
“We should not put a limited time frame on recognizing Medal of Honor recipients. The Mark Our Place Act will remove unnecessary red tape prohibiting the VA from providing headstones with Medal of Honor markers to veterans buried in private cemeteries,” said Congressman Luttrell. “These veterans have risked everything to protect our freedoms, and honoring their service and sacrifice should be timeless. I was proud to introduce this companion legislation in the House, as my colleagues in the Senate work to move this forward as well.”