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During the funeral ceremony, the presiding officer of the ceremony reads a message of remembrance in the name of the government and people of Indonesia, as well as his/her chosen uniformed organization in which he/she served, preceded by a reading of the person's life and achievements, as well as of his/her military/police service record (if any).
For funerals of general officers and flag officers of O-10 (four-star rank), a 17-gun salute is fired; O-9 (three-star rank), a 15-gun salute is fired; O-8 (two-star rank), a 13-gun salute is fired; O-7 (one-star rank), an 11-gun salute is fired. A military band and an escort platoon participate (size varies according to the rank of the deceased).
2 Guns is a 2013 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. [4] It is based on the comic book series of the same name created by Steven Grant and Mateus Santolouco, published in 2007 by Boom! Studios.
The Presidential Salute Battery (Guns Platoon), [1] an element of the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment, comprises soldiers qualified as MOS 11C (Mortarman). [2] This battery primarily handles firing ceremonial gun-salute honors at general officer funerals, retirements, state occasions, and provides indirect fire support for the regiment's tactical operations.
If a unit is deactivated, the "Casing of the Colors" ceremony is held to commemorate the unit and its history which is read aloud to the formation. Afterwards, the command's sergeant major then takes the colors from the color bearer's sling, the deactivation order is read and the colors are presented to the unit commander. The unit commander ...
In his 14 years working as a garbage man, Don Gardner never thought he’d find himself in the spotlight for a simple act of respect. (Scripps News Salt Lake City)
The flag should never touch anything physically beneath it. [9] An urban myth claimed that if the flag touched the ground, it had to be destroyed under the Flag Code; however, it has been affirmed by the American Legion and state governments that this is not the case. [10] [11] The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding or drapery.
Two Guns may refer to: 2 Guns, a 2013 American action comedy film by Baltasar Kormákur; Two Guns, Arizona, ghost town; Lefty Ruggiero, or Lefty Two Guns, an American mobster; John Two Guns White Calf, a chief of the Piegan Blackfeet