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A military funeral in the United States is a memorial or burial rite conducted by the United States Armed Forces for a Soldier, Marine, Sailor, Airman, Guardian or Coast Guardsman who died in battle, a veteran, or other prominent military figures or a president.
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Deaths and funerals of United States presidents (3 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Funerals of American people" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
What we know about his funeral The public observances will be held in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., followed by a private interment in Plains, Georgia, The Carter Center said in a statement.
The entire funeral procession is composed of three march units consisting of National Guard, reserve, active-duty, and academy personnel that represent the six branches of the United States Armed Forces. [73] Moving at 3 miles per hour, [78] the funeral procession begins in sight of the White House and travels to
In the United States, state funerals are held in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., and involve military spectacle, ceremonial pomp, and religious observance. As the highest possible honor bestowed upon a person posthumously , state funerals are an entitlement offered to a sitting or former President of the United States, a President-elect ...
Funeral of August Spies, George Engel, Adolph Fischer, and Albert Parsons: November 13, 1887 United States: Chicago ~500,000 [7] Funeral of Wilhelm I: March 12–16, 1888 German Empire: Berlin: 200,000 [8] State funeral of Pedro II of Brazil: December 9, 1891 French Third Republic: Paris: 200,000 – 300,000 [9] [10] Funeral of Henry George ...
A color guard holding the presidential colors, the flag of the president of the United States, and the riderless horse "Black Jack", follow behind. After Jacqueline Kennedy and her brothers-in-law, Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Massachusetts Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy, visited the rotunda, the coffin was carried out onto the caisson. [86]