If a separated widow/widower remarries, under what condition can they still obtain the flag?

• A. Yes, if the application was filed before remarriage.
• B. No, unless the application was made prior to remarriage.
• C. Only if remarriage ends.
• D. Always.

Answer: (B)

The concept being tested is how remarriage affects eligibility for the flag given for a veteran’s funeral, with emphasis on timing of the application. A surviving spouse remains eligible to request the flag as long as the application is filed while they are still the next of kin. If they remarry, that status changes and generally disqualifies new requests. However, if an application was already submitted before the remarriage, that pre-remarriage filing can still be honored and the flag can be issued based on that earlier request. So the condition under which the flag can still be obtained after remarriage is that the application was filed prior to remarriage. If there was no pre-remarriage filing, remarriage ends the eligibility.