<prompt> Human: My veteran father died on 129. I am still getting over it, but need to work on moving on. I always neglected to have a emergency fund- now I see why I needed one. These funeral homes are fing salesman and give zero fks about your family or respect when it comes to price. Im 26M, lucky I have a decent paying job and was able to liquidate some stuff I wasted money on to get my dads wishes taken care of. I had to come up with about 3k within a couple days for the funeral home to pickup my dads body from the medical examiner or i was told it would be abandoned He must of known this was coming because his bank account was -25 usd. Will the VA help with the funeral home costs? He was getting disability and social security benefits from the Govt, I know that for sure. This was unexpected, he had no will, and virtually hardly any belongings. He has a 11 yo with a mother that is not fit and my dad had full custody of him. What do I do now?  <response>: Im sorry for your loss. The VA will cover the burial and memorial. You will need his discharge papers and can get the form started on the VA Memorial Benefit siteIm not sure what to say about his child, just wishing you both the best in getting through this difficult time. 