Either way, it's a solemn tradition with deep roots. It's different from the "three-volley salute" seen at military funerals, where a rifle party fires three rounds in succession. The three-volley ...

when veterans groups provided the 21-gun salute to men killed in World War I. Greenwood American Legion Post 252 has had its own guard since 1948, when members provided military funeral honors ...

It begins with the American flag. Two honor guard members retrieve and open the flag, displaying it with reverence. The ...

Jim McDevitt, a former police officer, has played "Taps" at 5,000 military funerals in Bucks County — sometimes 10 per day.

Military funeral honors are dedicated to veterans and fallen soldiers and consist of the playing of taps, a farewell salute and the folding and presentation of the American flag to the next of kin.

He always finishes with taps — a chilling, 24-note salute that is traditionally played by a lone bugler or trumpeter at funerals of U.S. military veterans. It is the only song the 49-year-old ...

Military officers played a prominent role in the funeral because Cheptegei held the ... Felix Kulayigye, adding that she deserved a “gun salute that befits her rank.” Athletes, family members ...

Military officers played a prominent role in the funeral because Cheptegei held the ... Felix Kulayigye, adding that she deserved a "gun salute that befits her rank." Athletes, family members ...