military funerals
Armed forces interments
Military funerals are ceremonial services honoring deceased members of the armed forces.
They typically include folded flag presentations to next of kin, rifle volleys, and the playing of Taps.
The rituals vary by rank and branch of service but share elements meant to acknowledge military sacrifice: He received full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
- honor guardMilitary tribute formation
- color guardCeremonial banner-bearing unit
- buglerMilitary brass musician
- caissonWatertight underwater enclosure
- riderless horseEquine lacking its rider
wreath laying · uniform · chaplain · veterans · medals · burial at sea · flag · pallbearers · flag folding · folded flag · gold star family · rifle · missing man formation · casket · sacrifice · final salute · silence · moment of silence
- patriotismnational anthem, national flags, love of country, patriotism, flag waving
- Arlington Cemeteryeternal flame, headstones, burial plots, grave markers, changing of the guard
- military bandsmarching bands, marching band, brass bands, pipe bands, drum corps
- war literaturewar stories, war novels, war diary, war journal, war poetry
- war memorialswar memorial, war monuments, war memorials, veterans memorials, memorial wall
- chaplainschaplains, army chaplain, chaplaincy, combat chaplain, field chaplain
military funeralscelebration of life
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