Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs Executive Director Colonel Robert King (Ret.) has announced that in a recently adopted administrative rules amendment, the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund Honor Guard Reimbursement is increased from $500 in a twelve month period to $1,000. The change became effective May 18th, 2016. The Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs manages The Iowa Veterans Trust Fund.

The Honor Guard Reimbursement was established to reimburse various veterans service organizations who provide military honors at funeral services for our states veterans when a military honor guard is unavailable.

Colonel King said “Several honor guards around the state are providing many more services than the $500.00 reimburses them for their support of our veterans and families. We want to insure that we are reimbursing these honor guards for their expenses in regards to the services they are providing.”

All other details of the administrative rules 14.4(11), ARC2491C remain the same. Only the dollar amount changes.