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The burial at sea of U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, performed by the U.S. Navy on USS Philippine Sea in the Atlantic Ocean on September 14, 2012. The United States Navy has performed many burials at sea in its history, with wartime burials as recently as World War II, and peacetime burials still common. Enemy deaths received the same ceremony ...
In the United States it is part of the drill and ceremony of the Honor Guard. It consists of a rifle party firing blank cartridges into the air three times. A rifle party usually has an odd number of members, from three to seven. The firearm used is typically a rifle, but at some police funerals, shotguns or handguns are used. The party usually ...
Dec. 1—KILLEEN — At 11 a.m. sharp Dec. 7, the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery will conduct an Unaccompanied Veteran Burial for U.S. Navy Veteran Seaman Apprentice (SA) David Alvin Briggs.
A military funeral in the United States is a memorial or burial rite conducted by the United States Armed Forces for a Soldier, Marine, Sailor, Airman, Guardian or Coast Guardsman who died in battle, a veteran, or other prominent military figures or a president.
Jan. 12—KILLEEN — The Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery will conduct an Unaccompanied Veteran Burial for U.S. Navy Veteran Reginald A. Cooper at 11 a.m. sharp Jan. 18. Born on Sept. 9 ...
Oct. 30—MISSION — At 11 a.m. sharp Nov. 2, the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery will conduct an Unaccompanied Veteran Burial for U.S. Navy Veteran Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd ...
A military funeral is a memorial or burial rite given by a ... A casket team from the United States Navy fold the flag covering the ... Military rites; Burial at sea;
Flag-draped coffins of American soldiers at a military funeral ceremony at the cemetery. John Martin Howard (1917–1942), US Navy officer – (memorial – buried at sea) John Joseph Seerley Jr. (1897–1943), pilot in both World War One and World War Two; Vincent F. Harrington (1903–1943), US Representative and US Army Air Forces officer