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  2. Three-volley salute - Wikipedia

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    The three-volley salute is a ceremonial act performed at military funerals and sometimes also police funerals. The custom likely originates with Roman funeral rites. Dirt would be cast on the body three times followed, and the ceremony was ended by the deceased's name being called three times. It was then customary for the friends and relatives ...

  3. Casing of the Colors - Wikipedia

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    The Casing of the Colors is a traditional ceremony held by United States Army commands, brigades and regiments as well as United States Marine Corps units. Each of these units have unique flags referred to as "colors" which are carried by the color guards to represent the unit at military ceremonies. If a unit is deactivated, the "Casing of the ...

  4. United States Army Field Manuals - Wikipedia

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    FM 1, The Army [A] – "establishes the fundamental principles for employing landpower." Together, it and FM 3–0 are considered by the U.S. Army to be the "two capstone doctrinal manuals." [6] FM 3–0, Operations [B] – The operations guide "lays out the fundamentals of war fighting for future and current generations of recruits."

  5. Drill team - Wikipedia

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    These judges then grade every aspect of the performance on their own score sheets. This grading is based strictly on the military drill manuals in use for the meet (i.e., Army TC 3-21.5, Marine Corps Order P-5060.20, Air Force Manual 36-2203, etc.)

  6. Density 21.5 - Wikipedia

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    Density 21.5. Density 21.5 is a composition for solo flute written by Edgard Varèse in 1936 and revised in 1946. The piece was composed at the request of Georges Barrère for the premiere of his platinum flute, [a] the density of platinum being close to 21.5 grams per cubic centimetre. [1]

  7. MG T-type - Wikipedia

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    The TC Midget was the first postwar MG, [1] and was launched in 1945. It was quite similar to the pre-war TB, sharing the same 1,250 cc (76 cu in) pushrod- OHV engine with a slightly higher compression ratio of 7.4:1 giving 54.5 bhp (40.6 kW) at 5200 rpm.

  8. Top-rated United States television programs of 1963–64

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    3: The Dick Van Dyke Show: CBS: 33.3 4: Petticoat Junction: 30.3 5: The Andy Griffith Show: 29.4 6: The Lucy Show: 28.1 7: Candid Camera: 27.7 8: The Ed Sullivan Show: 27.5 9: The Danny Thomas Show: 26.7 10: My Favorite Martian: 26.3 11: The Red Skelton Show: 25.7 12: I've Got a Secret: 25.0 Lassie: The Jack Benny Show: 15: The Jackie Gleason ...

  9. Cytotoxic T cell - Wikipedia

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    Antigen presentation stimulates T cells to become either "cytotoxic" CD8+ cells or "helper" CD4+ cells.. A cytotoxic T cell (also known as T C, cytotoxic T lymphocyte, CTL, T-killer cell, cytolytic T cell, CD8 + T-cell or killer T cell) is a T lymphocyte (a type of white blood cell) that kills cancer cells, cells that are infected by intracellular pathogens (such as viruses or bacteria), or ...