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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. State funerals in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A funeral service was held at the Memorial Amphitheatre attended by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Vice President Richard Nixon, and members of Congress. A burial service conducted with military rites included a three-volley salute, the playing of Taps, and the folding of flags. It is estimated that over 4,800 members of the Armed Forces ...

5. Why are flags at half-staff, and how long will they stay ...

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   All public flags will be displayed at half-staff for 30 days from Carter's Dec. 29 death at age 100. ... Flags are also at half-staff at all military posts, naval stations and half-mast on naval ...

6. Taps (bugle call) - Wikipedia

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   Taps" is a bugle call [1] sounded to signal "lights out" at the end of a military day, and during patriotic memorial ceremonies and military funerals conducted by the United States Armed Forces. [2]

7. 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.

8. 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 ...

9. Kamala Harris posts Jimmy Carter funeral photo with notable ...

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   U.S. Military body bearers carry the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Jimmy Carter from the Washington National Cathedral during his state funeral as Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala ...