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  2. 21-gun salute - Wikipedia

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    A 21-gun salute is the most commonly recognized of the customary gun salutes that are performed by the firing of cannon or artillery as a military honor. As naval customs evolved, 21 guns came to be fired for heads of state , or in exceptional circumstances for heads of government , with the number decreasing with the rank of the recipient of ...

  3. A brief history of the 21-gun salute - AOL

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    A 21-gun salute differs from the three-volley salute typically seen at military funerals. That practice stems from a 17th-century European cease-fire tradition. After both sides of a battle had ...

  4. Gun salute - Wikipedia

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    A 21-gun salute is the most commonly recognized of the customary gun salutes that are performed by the firing of cannon or artillery as a military honor. As naval customs evolved, 21 guns came to be fired for heads of state, or in exceptional circumstances for heads of government, with the number decreasing with the rank of the recipient of the honor.

  5. Salute - Wikipedia

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    A cannon on a naval vessel's deck fired during the arrival of a dignitary A gun salute or cannon salute is the use of a piece of artillery to fire shots, often 21 in number (21-gun salute), with the aim of marking an honor or celebrating a joyful event. It is a tradition in many countries around the world.

  6. Military funerals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For funerals of presidents, a 21-gun salute using artillery and battery pieces is fired (not to be confused with a three-volley salute), while all other high state officials receive 19-gun salutes. When a spouse or other dependent of a current or former member of the United States Armed Forces is buried, the military service in which the ...

  7. Gun salutes across UK and abroad mark proclamation of King ...

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    A 21-gun salute at Cardiff Castle, to mark the Proclamation of Accession of the King (Ben Birchall/PA) At the Tower of London, a royal salute comprises the traditional 21 rounds, another 21 rounds ...

  8. 21 Guns (song) - Wikipedia

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    "21 Guns" was released to modern punk radio stations on May 25, 2009, although it had already been played on some radio stations, such as KROQ in Los Angeles and 101.9 in New York City. [16] In the radio edit, the song is over forty seconds shorter than the album version due to the bridge being shortened and the intro being taken out.

  9. How the Clenched Fist Became a Black Power Symbol

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    Breivik’s clenched-fist salute was no mere coincidence. During the ’80s, White supremacists adopted the Black power movement’s clenched fist as their own to symbolize White power.