R 151303Z DEC 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 546/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS (MFH) REPORTING//
REF/A/DOC/CONGRESS/-//
NARR/THE REF IS U.S. CODE TITLE 10, CHAPTER 75, SECTION 1491//
POC/GERALD L. CASTLE/GS-13/MRC/-/TEL:703-432-9515//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER THE REFERENCE, ALL BRANCHES OF THE
MILITARY ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO CONGRESS ON MFH RENDERED
DURING THE PAST CALENDAR YEAR.  AS ALWAYS, THE MARINE CORPS
HAS DONE ITS BEST TO SUPPORT EVERY REQUEST FOR MFH AND NOW WE
MUST TAKE THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT THESE EFFORTS ARE PROPERLY
PRESENTED TO CONGRESS.  TO ENSURE AN ACCURATE REPORT, ALL MFH
RENDERED DURING CY04 MUST BE REPORTED TO HQMC MFH SECTION NO
LATER THAN 7 JAN 05.
2.  ALL MARINE CORPS UNITS MUST REPORT ALL MFH CONDUCTED USING
THE MFH REPORT FORM FOUND ON THE HQMC, M&RA WEBSITE
WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  ONCE ON THE WEBSITE, SELECT "CASUALTY
ASSISTANCE" UNDER PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS, SELECT
"MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS," AND THEN SCROLL DOWN TO "MILITARY
FUNERAL HONORS REPORT."  THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE UNIT
PERFORMING THE HONORS AND SUBMITTED TO HQMC (MRC) BY FAX TO
(703) 432-9248 OR EMAIL TO MFHREPORTS@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.
3.  ALL MARINE CORPS UNITS SHOULD VERIFY THE NUMBER OF FUNERAL
HONORS INDICATED IN THE DOD DATA BASE TO ENSURE EACH UNIT
RECEIVES PROPER CREDIT FOR THE MFH RENDERED.  MFH MAY BE
VERIFIED AT THE DOD WEBSITE
WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/FHDB/OWA/FHDB_MAIN.LOGIN.  THE USER ID IS
MR5106 AND THE PASSWORD IS USMC1775.  MARINE CORPS UNITS ARE
NOT AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE THE PASSWORD.  UPON LOGGING IN THERE
ARE TWO OPTIONS AVAILABLE.
A.  OPTION 1:  GO INTO REPORTS AND SELECT "FHDB SYSTEM REPORTS."
THEN SELECT "TRANSACTION SUMMARY" (THIS WILL DISPLAY THE NUMBER
OF FUNERAL HONORS PERFORMED BY UNIT), ENTER THE START AND END
DATES DESIRED, SELECT "FUNERALS," AND THEN SELECT "GO."  TO SEE
A BREAKDOWN OF FUNERAL HONORS COMPLETED BY MONTH, CLICK ON THE
RUC AND MCC (UIC) FOR YOUR UNIT.
B.  OPTION 2:  ENTER "DATA COLLECTION" AND SELECT "FUNERAL DATA
SEARCH."  HERE YOU MAY VIEW FUNERAL HONORS COMPLETED MONTHLY BY
UNIT OR BY SSN.  TO VIEW BY UNIT INDICATE THE MONTH TO BE CHECKED
AND YOUR UNIT'S RUC AND MCC (UIC).
4.  THOSE UNITS CURRENTLY UTILIZING THE CEREMONIAL BUGLE NEED
TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, S&D CONSULTING INT LTD., IN ORDER
TO RECEIVE THE FREE WASHER UPGRADE.  THE WASHER UPGRADE WILL ENSURE
THAT THE SOUND UNIT WILL NOT FALL OUT OF THE CEREMONIAL BUGLE'S
BELL.  TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT
WWW.CEREMONIALBUGLE.COM OR SEND A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE
TO S&D CONSULTING INT LTD. BOX 193, WASHER UPGRADE, 1636 THIRD
AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10128.
5.  TO REITERATE, THE CUT OFF DATE FOR REPORTING MFH PERFORMED
DURING CY04 IS 7 JAN 05.  CY04 FUNERAL HONORS REPORTED AFTER 7
JAN 05 WILL NOT, REPEAT, WILL NOT BE REFLECTED IN THE REPORT TO
CONGRESS.  NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED.//