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The rest of the pallbearers would take the second carriage. [19] Honorary pallbearers are arranged in a similar manner following the active pallbearers. [20] Pallbearers’ carriages would leave a specific place at a certain time in case those who wish to ride to the church or house could meet at that area. [21]
Kennedy's body was brought back to Washington after his assassination. Early on November 23, six military pallbearers carried the flag-draped coffin into the East Room of the White House, where he lay in repose for 24 hours. [22] [23] Then, the coffin was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to the Capitol to lie in state.
A casket team serving as honor guards in a ceremonial role over the remains and as pallbearers. For funerals for an enlisted non-commissioned officer of E-9 rank and officers, the casket is transported via a horse-drawn limbers and caissons. For all other funerals, the casket is transported using a hearse.
From pallbearers to reading scripture, or simply as mourners paying their respects, students take on several roles during the funerals. "When we as a school come together to talk about and bury ...
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As customary, pallbearers during each movement of the casket containing Bush's remains were drawn from personnel of the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard. [44] In addition, honorary pallbearers were selected for most movements of the casket.
King's first funeral took place on April 5, 1968, at R.S. Lewis Funeral Home in Memphis. After the shooting, King was taken by ambulance to the emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital and was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. King's closest aides contacted Robert Lewis Jr.—a local funeral director who had first met King two days prior—to retrieve the body and prepare it for viewing.