A military funeral is a memorial or burial rite given by a country's military for a soldier, sailor, marine or airman who died in battle, a veteran, or...

as religious overtones and distinctive elements of military tradition. Generally, state funerals are held in order to involve the general public in a...

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...

Sharon "the greatest field commander in our history". Upon leaving the military, Sharon entered politics, joining the Likud party, and served in a number...

Funerary practices in different cultures A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with...

also used for marches played by a military band at military funerals. The custom of accompanying the solemn funeral procession with instrumental music...

Administered by the Military District of Washington (MDW), a command unit of the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region, state funerals are greatly...

a military day, and during patriotic memorial ceremonies and military funerals conducted by the United States Armed Forces. The official military version...

by Queen Elizabeth II, the funeral involved more than 1,000 police and security personnel, nine military bands, 18 military battalions, 16 English Electric...

time, military authorities began making arrangements for a state funeral. Army Major General Philip C. Wehle, the commanding general of the Military District...

Phelps shielded the group from tort liability for a 2006 protest at a military funeral. WBC also files its own lawsuits via a Phelps family law firm (eleven...

The "Last Post" is a British and Commonwealth bugle call used at military funerals, and at ceremonies commemorating those who have died in war. The "Last...

interment at the Reagan Presidential Library. The state funeral was executed by the Military District of Washington (MDW). Reagan was the first former...

depending on an individual's rank, location, and circumstances. A military funeral, for example, requires stricter etiquette than on a normal day. Courtesies...

attention for his homophobic views and protests near the funerals of gay people, AIDS victims, military veterans, and disaster victims who he believed were...

ceremonial act performed at military funerals and sometimes also police funerals. The custom likely originates with Roman funeral rites. Dirt would be cast...

Military bands also play a part in military funeral ceremonies. There are two types of historical traditions in military bands. The first is military...

Military rites are honors presented at a funeral for a member of a military or police force. These rites, which are performed (usually) at the burial...

an Orthodox bishop dies, his mandyas (mantle) is used as a pall. Military funerals often use the nation's flag as a pall. In the United Kingdom, members...

greeted by a military escort, transported to St. Martin's Episcopal Church and laid in repose until the following morning. A second funeral service for...

body ended when Judge Patricia Chew ruled in favor of Enchinton. A military funeral was planned for Hemsley. He was interred at Fort Bliss National Cemetery...

74. He was given a state funeral in Moscow on 9 March, with four days of national mourning declared. On the day of the funeral, of the hundreds of thousands...

the membership of his funeral committee. On the morning of 19 December, all work units, schools, government agencies, and military personnel were informed...

military funerals "to communicate its belief that God hates the United States for its tolerance of homosexuality, particularly in America's military"...

cordon of military and civilian officers, a cordon which did not break until the last of the dignitaries had left Red Square. Once the funeral procession...

Palace, his official residence in Istanbul, on 10 November 1938. His state funeral was held in the capital city of Ankara on 21 November, and was attended...

between locations since Queen Victoria's funeral (1901); it is also accompanied by a procession of military bands and detachments along with mourners...

horse is part of funerals with military honors given to Army or Marine Corps officers at the rank of colonel or above, as well as funerals of presidents...

Individual members of the Order are granted a military funeral. Members of the Order are granted VIP seats during military ceremonies, the annual address of parliament...

Last Salute: Civil and Military Funeral, 1921–1969, Chapter XIX, General of the Army George C. Marshall, Special Military Funeral, 16 – October 20, 1959...