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Pallbearers carrying the casket of Major Douglas A. Zembiec of the United States Marine Corps. A pallbearer is one of several participants who help carry the casket at a funeral. They may wear white gloves in order to prevent damaging the casket and to show respect to the deceased person.
A casket team from the 1st Special Forces Group carries the flag-draped casket of Sergeant First Class Nathan Chapman on January 8, 2002. A casket team from the United States Navy folds the flag covering the casket of NASA Astronaut and U.S. Navy Captain Laurel Blair Salton Clark , who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.
A casket team carries Major Douglas A. Zembiec, former commander of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment from the Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland following a funeral service held in his honor.
Pope Francis has opted to be buried in a wooden casket when he is laid to rest – amending a centuries-old tradition of a decorated send off as he works to simplify papal customs.
Throughout the day and night, hundreds of thousands lined up to view the guarded casket, [4] [5] with a quarter million passing through the rotunda during the 18 hours of lying in state. [4] Kennedy's funeral service was held on November 25, at St. Matthew's Cathedral. [6] The Requiem Mass was led by Cardinal Richard Cushing. [6]
Jones’ wife, children, grandchildren and friends were unable to get the closure they deserved at an open casket funeral, a “practice which was a part of his family’s culture,” according to ...
Pallbearers carry the coffin into the funeral service of One Direction singer Liam Payne, at St. Mary's Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, Nov. 20, 2024. / Credit: Jonathan Brady/PA ...
Two teams of military pallbearers carried the casket up the steps of the Capitol to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". [25] [26] When the casket reached the top of the steps, Nancy Reagan and her military escort met it. As the casket passed them, Nancy momentarily pulled away from her escort, reached out, and touched the casket. [26]