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US military funeral traditions honor the fallen on land, air and sea
Taps - referring to a soft triple beat on ... A universal honor in American military funerals is the presentation of the flag ...
Veteran burial program pays tribute, respect to those with no kin to claim their bodies
Jimmy Dale Lovan served as a Navy airman in Vietnam from 1969 to 1973 but died alone in an Orange County hospital in May. He ...
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A final farewell: Honor guards pay respects at military funerals
“Recalling the (killed in action) funerals sets me back emotionally ... service of the deceased veteran. Full military honors include the sounding of taps, the firing of rifles and the ...
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Veteran launches Logan County Honor Guard to provide military funerals
For Rick McCormick, a veteran and “military brat” who grew up steeped in service, the idea of a veteran being laid to rest without proper military honors is unacceptable. That conviction led him to ...
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A final goodbye: Veterans remembered on Memorial Day, funeral with military honors
JoAnne Klimovich Harrop Sunday, May 30, 2021 11:01 a.m. | Sunday, May 30, 2021 11:01 a.m. Volleys of gunfire. The sounding of taps. The folding of the American flag. These three moments are part ...