Please bookmark the site below. It is the Veterans Affairs site where you can copy the form to request markers for Veterans including all wars. If you want to have the Southern Cross on the marker please indicate it on the application. I could not find the number for the Southern Cross but did find on one of the pages that they will put it on the Confederates. http://www.cem.va.gov/ This is the text from inscriptions. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Government-provided headstones and markers must be inscribed with the name of the decedent, branch of service, and the year of birth and death, in this order. Headstones and markers may be inscribed with certain optional items including an authorized emblem of belief, and space permitting, additional text including grade, rate or rank, war service, complete dates of birth and death, military awards, military organizations and civilian or veteran affiliations. Terms of endearments that meet acceptable standards of good taste may also be added with VA's approval. Most optional inscription items are placed as the last lines of the inscription on a Government-provided headstone or marker. No graphics (logos, symbols, etc.) are permitted on Government-provided headstones and markers other than the approved emblems of belief, the Civil War Union Shield and the Civil War Confederate Southern Cross of Honor and the Medal of Honor insignias. Inscriptions for Government-provided headstones and markers will be in English text only. Hope this helps someone. Margie