The United States Department of Veterans Affairs oversees the National Cemetery Administration's orders[REF] for placement of inscriptions and faith emblems at no charge to the estate of the deceased, submitted with information provided by the next of kin[REF] that is placed on upright marble headstones or columbarium niche covers.
Prior to 2007, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) did not allow the use of the pentacle as an "emblem of belief" on tombstones in military cemeteries.