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  2. Military funerals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    "Honoring Those Who Served" is the title of the program for instituting a dignified military funeral with full honors to the nation's veterans. As of January 1, 2000, Section 578 of Public Law 106-65 of the National Defense Authorization Act mandates that the United States Armed Forces shall provide the rendering of honors in a military funeral ...

  3. Military rites - Wikipedia

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    A lone bugler plays Taps during a military funeral held at Arlington National Cemetery for former U.S. Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger. The Unknown Soldier from World War I arriving at the Washington Navy Yard, circa 1921 . Military rites are honors presented at a funeral for a member of a military or police force.

  4. Military funeral - Wikipedia

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    See here: Indonesian Military Funeral Video Sample. 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 ...

  5. Full honors: American Legion members provide funeral ... - AOL

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    Millions more have served in the U.S. military since that time, and when one of them dies in southwest Georgia — whether a combat veteran who served overseas from Korea to Afghanistan, or a ...

  6. District of Columbia National Guard Honor Guard - Wikipedia

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    The mission of the DCARNG Honor Guard is to provide military funeral honors (MFH) [1] to qualifying veterans and participate in ceremonial and special events. Based on the mission and support needed, selected members of the Air National Guard's Honor Guard program are required to work jointly with the DCARNG to support missions that fall under ...

  7. Will military funeral honors cease to exist? Concerns rise as ...

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    Michelle Ray, 70, of West Jefferson, lost her husband Tom in December. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam and had military funeral honors performed by the Hilliard VFW Post Honor ...

  8. Riverside National Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Military funeral honors are provided for eligible veterans by military honor guards from each branch of service, by the California National Guard, and by several volunteer teams collectively known as the Memorial Honor Detail or MHD upon request of family members through their funeral home.

  9. Hundreds attend the burial of Vietnam War vet Charles ... - AOL

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    Hundreds of strangers attended Charles Connolly's funeral Friday, paying tribute to the veteran who died homeless and without family. Zane Razzaq writes about housing and real estate. Reach her at ...