American Legion Funeral Accessories Now Available Locally

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INDIANAPOLIS, April 20, 2005  -  For the first time, The American Legion emblem is now available in local funeral homes across America. Funeral directors now have the ability to provide American Legion funeral products through a recently signed licensing agreement with Batesville Casket Company, which gives the manufacturer the right to produce its line of funeral accessories with The American Legion emblem.

Batesville Casket Company, a subsidiary of Hillenbrand Industries, is recognized as one of North America’s primary funeral service suppliers of burial caskets, cremation products and related support services. Funeral accessories now available that feature The American Legion emblem are embroidered casket lid panels, embroidered casket overthrows, and engraved cremation urns. Later this spring, the company will introduce American Legion medallions for use on urns, as well as a casket corner design that features The American Legion logo.

American Legion Posts are encouraged to notify American Legion family members of these options during funeral arrangements. Posts may also wish to help families pay for the accessories as a final tribute to their departed comrades. Batesville Casket will pay a royalty to The American Legion for each purchase made, which will directly support American Legion national programs that give help to America’s children, veterans, and military families.

"We are pleased to be working with such a high quality company as Batesville Casket to offer products that support our organization," said Thomas P. Cadmus, national commander of The American Legion. "We believe that this line of American Legion accessories will appeal to our members and their families."

“American Legion is the largest and finest veteran’s organization in the world”, said Mike DiBease, Batesville’s Vice President of Marketing. “We’re excited to have the opportunity to support and collaborate with them on products and features that highlight The American Legion and the important work they do.”

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