Department of Defense (DoD) policy strictly permits using a military rank or prefix (e.g., General, Sergeant) as part of a name or title after death only for service members who died on active duty or officially retired after a career of 20+ years. [1]

The DoD guidelines for military rank usage dictate:

• Active Duty & Retirees: Military titles and prefixes can be used socially, officially, and as a title on grave markers or obituaries.
• Separated Veterans: Veterans who separated or honorably discharged before retiring (e.g., after one enlistment) are considered veterans, not retirees. Posthumous military honors and burial flags are still authorized, but their rank or title is restricted to the inscription area rather than used as a name prefix.
• Headstone Regulations: Regardless of whether it is used as a prefix, any honorably discharged veteran is entitled to have their separation rank and branch of service officially engraved on government-provided headstones, typically placed below their civilian name.

I am removing all obituaries and personal photos I have added to memorials that I am not managing.

I AM NOT, I repeat I AM NOT removing any headstone photos unless there is another on a memorial which is an updated photo or a better quality photo than the one I have added.

Beyond that, only those types of photos which I have received complaints about Obituaries, personal etc. will be removed.