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The U.S. Army Honor Guard rendered full military funeral honors, beginning with the ceremonial transfer of the flag-draped casket. A rifle team delivered a traditional three-volley salute.

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The Burlington Township girls' flag football team in New Jersey is full of energy and tough as nails, both mentally and physically. "I love the fact that girls are playing football," senior Gianna ...

“And that’s through honor guard services, your traditional flag ceremony, casket, flag folding as well as bagpipe band services, so we’ve got a band with about 25 members in it,” said Ellis.

It’s obvious why the Liberal Leader is keen to wave the flag and talk about buying Canadian when it comes to defence. There is a political consensus that Canada needs to spend more on military ...

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The Missouri’s captain ordered a military burial at sea with full honors, marking one of the more unusual and little-known episodes of World War II. The pilot received the same funeral that the ship ...

A funeral in Philadelphia turned tragic when a collapsing platform caused pallbearers—including the deceased's son—to fall into an open grave, with the casket landing on top of them.

U.S. Marines perform a rifle salute on board the Battleship Missouri Memorial during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the 1945 kamikaze attack on the USS Missouri and subsequent burial ...