The White House ordered public flags to be displayed at half-staff for a period of 30 days from Carter's day of death, who died Dec. 29. Flags are flown at half-mast on ships and at naval stations. On ...

Each of the 100 American flags welcoming visitors to the cemetery ... passed long after their service — receive full military funeral honors. The Department of Defense gave every eligible ...

Federal Public Law 106-65 mandates that each funeral honor detail consist of at least two military personnel. This team is responsible for folding and presenting a United States flag to the family ...

Flags across the United States continue to fly at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy ... on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all ...

A total of 196 elite full-time and part-time New York Army National Guard soldiers and New York Air National Guard airmen performed more than 8,700 gravesite military funerals last year ...