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2. Military funerals in the United States - Wikipedia

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   "Honoring Those Who Served" is the title of the program for instituting a dignified military funeral with full honors to the nation's veterans. As of January 1, 2000, Section 578 of Public Law 106-65 of the National Defense Authorization Act mandates that the United States Armed Forces shall provide the rendering of honors in a military funeral ...

3. He had no family. He was not famous. Yet hundreds attended ...

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   The U.S. Navy veteran died Dec. 1 in hospice care at age 97, according to his obituary, and Lebanon, New Hampshire resident Kevin Dougherty, one of more than 200 attendees at the funeral.

4. Mortuary Affairs - Wikipedia

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   Mortuary Affairs is a service within the United States Army Quartermaster Corps tasked with the recovery, identification, transportation, and preparation for burial of deceased American and American-allied military personnel. The human remains of enemy or non-friendly persons are collected and returned to their respective governments or ...

5. Will military funeral honors cease to exist? Concerns rise as ...

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   Michelle Ray, 70, of West Jefferson, lost her husband Tom in December. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam and had military funeral honors performed by the Hilliard VFW Post Honor ...

6. Hundreds attend the burial of Vietnam War vet Charles ... - AOL

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   Hundreds of strangers attended Charles Connolly's funeral Friday, paying tribute to the veteran who died homeless and without family. Zane Razzaq writes about housing and real estate. Reach her at ...

7. Military rites - Wikipedia

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   Military rites are honors presented at a funeral for a member of a military or police force. These rites, which are performed (usually) at the burial, include the firing of rifles, presenting of a flag and or bugle calls. In Australia and New Zealand a Poppy Service is often held for members of the Armed Forces. [1]

8. District of Columbia National Guard Honor Guard - Wikipedia

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   The District of Columbia Army National Guard Honor Guard is the Army National Guard's official Honor Guard program for the District of Columbia. The mission of the DCARNG Honor Guard is to provide military funeral honors (MFH) [1] to qualifying veterans and participate in ceremonial and special events. Based on the mission and support needed ...

9. Veteran comes out as gay in obituary: 'Now that my secret is ...

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   The obituary included a painting of a man, seemingly Ryan, in his military uniform. By the evening of June 12, around 150 people had written messages of support for the late veteran in the ...