It is critical for family members who want military funeral honors to tell the funeral director ... must represent the veteran's branch of service. The core elements include playing taps, folding ...

BOSTON - People in Massachusetts may have felt a rumble on Friday as fighter jets roared toward Boston. They will also be ...

He has attended more than 3,400 veterans’ funerals in his nearly 30 years of service. Gass presses on because he believes in the mission of the military honor guard. Memorial Day, which is ...

It’s a tip of the hat to them.” Boddorf and his office help families and funeral directors with military honors for veterans. Those who died in service are honored every Memorial Day.

Jerome Walker South, a Vietnam War veteran, died last summer in Ottawa, Canada, from natural causes.And that could ...

Eighty New York Air Guard airmen, who serve on six base honor guards, conducted ceremonies at 1,952 funerals. Federal Public Law 106-65 mandates that each funeral honor detail consist of at least ...

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs and the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association ...

His funeral and a ceremony were held at the cemetery next to the Old Cadet Chapel with military honors took place the day before for many to say their final goodbyes. Friends and family ...

LATHAM — New York National Guard Army and Air Force Honor Guards were expected to provide military funeral honors at more than 8,700 graveside services in 2024. As of Dec. 20, the 116 New York ...

U.S. military aircraft were spotted landing at Boston Logan International Airport on Friday ahead of a funeral for a “true ...

The Honor Bell Foundation is now building a second bell, known as the Pikes Peak Honor Bell. It will be serving at Pikes Peak ...

Most of the funerals are the abbreviated service with two honor guard members. But veterans who have retired from the military, or who have died on duty, are entitled to a service that includes ...