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2. Military funerals in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A military funeral may feature guards of honor, the firing of volley shots as a salute, drumming and other military elements, with a flag draping over the coffin. In the United States, the United States Army Military District of Washington (MDW) is responsible for providing military funerals. "Honoring Those Who Served" is the title of the ...

3. Military funeral - Wikipedia

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   A military funeral is a memorial or burial rite given by a country's military for a ... On the day of the burial or interment, the U.S. Flag is lowered to half-staff.

4. United States Air Force Honor Guard - Wikipedia

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   The Bearers' logo was created by an unidentified Bearer in 2000. Symbolically, it represents a casket draped with an American flag, flanked on both sides by eight stars which represent the number of body bearers required for a funeral with full military honors and the use of a caisson. The motto "Last To Let You Down" represents the loyalty and ...

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

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   Members of VFW Post 4931 and American Legion Post 614, both from Hilliard, prepare to do a three-volley gun salute as part of military funeral honors in December 2022 for a Korean War veteran at ...

6. Flag of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Traditionally, the flag of the United States plays a role in military funerals, [157] and occasionally in funerals of other civil servants (such as law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and U.S. presidents). A burial flag is draped over the deceased's casket as a pall during services. Just prior to the casket being lowered into the ground ...

7. United States military music customs - Wikipedia

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   A single bugler performing "Taps" is traditionally used to give graveside honors to the deceased (the U.S. Army specifically prohibits the use of "Echo Taps").Title 10 of the United States Code establishes that funerals for veterans of the U.S. military shall "at a minimum, perform at the funeral a ceremony that includes the folding of a United States flag and presentation of the flag to the ...