Military Funeral Honors

Ceremonial scenes depicting military personnel conducting honors at funerals, featuring flag-draped caskets and uniformed soldiers in solemn settings.

Soldier funeral at Arlington National Cemetery

Service members from the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard, the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Band, and the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (the Old Guard) Caisson Platoon conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Navy Chief Pharmacists Mate James T. Cheshire in Section 62 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., July 22, 2022. Cheshire died on Dec. 7, 1941 when the battleship he was assigned to, the USS Oklahoma at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, was attacked by Japanese aircraft.From the Defense POW/MIA Account Agency (DPAA) press release:The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Cheshire.From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nuuanu Cemeteries.In September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S. personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the America

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, and the U.S. Army Band, Pershings Own conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Army Sgt. Elwood M. Truslow in Section 33 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., April 22, 2022.From the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) press release:In late 1950, Truslow was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 12, 1950, after his unit was attacked by enemy forces as they attempted to withdraw near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered.On July 27, 2018, following the summit between the U.S. President and the North Korean Supreme Leader in June 2018, North Korea turned over 55 boxes, purported to contain the remains of American service members killed during the Korean War. The remains arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hi

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment White Currahee” were given the opportunity to represent the 3rd Brigade Combat Team and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during the funeral service of Jim Pee Wee” Martin at the Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio September 21, 2022.Martin was a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, he fought on D-Day in Nazi occupied France; In addition to the invasion of Normandy, Martin also parachuted in Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands, and the Battle of the Bulge.At the age of 101 Martin passed away peacefully in his home on September 11, 2022. He was one of the last remaining Airborne "Toccoa Originals" of 1942.

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, and the U.S. Army Band, Pershings Own conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Army Cpl. Charles Lee in Section 33 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., April 11, 2022.From the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) press release:In July 1950, Lee was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on July 20 after his unit was forced to retreat from the vicinity of Taejon, South Korea. He was never found, nor were any remains recovered that could be identified as Lee. He was declared non-recoverable in January 1956.Two sets of remains, designated Unknown X-781 and X-782 Tanggok, were recovered from a common grave near the Taejon-Kumchon main supply route a few miles east of Taejon in March 1951. X-782 was identified in February 1952, but X-781 was unable to be identified. The

Soldiers assigned to B Co., 1st Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) conduct plane side honors for U.S. Army Lt Col. Addison Earl Baker, commander of the 93rd Bombardment Group in the U.S. Army 9th Air Force, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Va., September 8th, 2022.

A USAF Honor Guard Team of Pallbearers places a casket, which contains the remains of USAF Lieutenant Michael Blassie in a hearse on the flight line at Scott AFB, Illinois. The remains of Lieutenant Blassie are being returned to his family after lying unidentified for fourteen years in the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from the The Presidents Own Marine Band, Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I), and the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John Canley in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 25, 2022. Canley was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2018 for his actions during the battle of Hue City, Vietnam in 1968. As the Company Gunnery Sergeant, Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine, 1st Marine Division, Canley and his Marines fought off multiple vicious attacks while attempting to relieve friendly forces that were surrounded by enemy forces. According to the award citation, despite being wounded in these engagements, Canley repeatedly rushed across fire-swept terrain to carry his wounded Marines to safety. Canley took command of Company A after his commanding officer was severely wounded and led the Marines into Hue

Soldier funeral at Arlington National Cemetery

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an interment ceremony for U.S. Navy Fireman Second Class Richard E. Casto at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 24, 2022. Casto was assigned to the USS Oklahoma which sustained fire from Japanese aircraft and multiple torpedo hits causing the ship to capsize and resulted in the deaths of more than 400 crew members on Dec. 7, 1941, at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

A joint services casket team carries the flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era into the Capitol. The Unknown will lie in state in the Rotunda until Memorial Day, when he will be placed on a caisson and taken to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2021) Sailors fold the national ensign during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

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221110-N-MU154-0103 PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 10, 2022) Naval Support Activity Philadelphia's Funeral Honors detail fold the National Ensign during a gravside ceremony for Radioman 3rd Class Charles Montgomery, killed Dec. 7, 1941 in the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Montgomery was laid to rest in his hometown of Folcroft Pennsylvania Nov. 10, 2022.

Soldiers with the Fort Sam Houston Caisson Section carry the flag-draped remains of former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor during his interment ceremony, Feb. 10, 2024 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas. Gaylor spent more than seven decades improving the Air Force through its people. He was an active proponent of professional military education and delivered seminars frequently in-person and online until his passing. Air Force

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, and the U.S. Army Band, Pershings Own conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Army 1st Lt. Myles W. Esmay in Section 36 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 1, 2022. Esmay was killed on June 7, 1944 during the siege of Myitkyina, Burma in World War II. From the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) press release: In the spring and summer of 1944, Esmay, an infantry engineer, was a member of Company B, 236th Engineer Combat Battalion, reinforcing the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), also known as Merrills Marauders. Esmays battalion arrived at the recently captured airfield in Myitkyina, Burma, on May 28, where they were tasked with holding the airfield and taking part in the siege of Myitkyina. On June 4, the battalion attacked Japanese forces at Namkwi village northwest of the airfield. The fighting lasted until June 7.

The Utah National Guard Honor Guard conducts Funeral Honors for the surviving family of U.S. Army Air Corps Sgt. Elvin L. Phillips, an Airman who was killed 79 years ago during World War II. Family from several states, friends, first responders, and service members gathered to render respect during the funeral at Utah Veterans Cemetery & Memorial Park in Bluffdale, Utah, Oct. 11, 2022.

Service members from the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard, the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Band, and the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (the Old Guard) Caisson Platoon conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Navy Chief Pharmacists Mate James T. Cheshire in Section 62 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., July 22, 2022. Cheshire died on Dec. 7, 1941 when the battleship he was assigned to, the USS Oklahoma at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, was attacked by Japanese aircraft.From the Defense POW/MIA Account Agency (DPAA) press release:The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Cheshire.From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nuuanu Cemeteries.In September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S. personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the America

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The base's honor guard folds Old Glory at the Veterans Day retreat ceremony Nov. 10, 2010 at Heritage Park Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The retreat ceremony serves a two-fold purpose, signifying both the end of the official duty day, and providing an opportunity to pay respect to the nation's flag.

Brig. Gen. Jason L. Morris, right, the Commanding General of Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), San Diego, and the Western Recruiting Region (WRR), and Sgt. Maj. Abel T. Leal, the sergeant major of MCRD San Diego and the WRR, participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the grave of former Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Leland D. Crawford, at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California, Nov. 10, 2022. The wreath laying ceremony took place as an ongoing tradition of remembering our past Commandants and Sergeant's Major of the Marine Corps on the Marine Corps Birthday.

Army Master Sgt. James L. Quong, 30, of Norman, Oklahoma, killed during the Korean War, was laid to rest June 2, 2022, at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Quong had been an Army Reserve captain in World War II but gave up his commission to join the Regular Army as a master sergeant in the Korean War in order to be closer to and more involved with his men. Quongs funeral was attended by his daughter, Suzanne, and numerous family members.

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Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) disinter the remains of an unknown service member during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 6, 2022. The ceremony was part of the agencys efforts to disinter and identify the remains of unknown service members lost during the Korean War. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Soldiers from the 36th Infantry Division salute the casket of Spc. Daniel George Hegarty as he is laid to rest May 18, 2022, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas. Hegarty was not expected to have any next of kin attend his burial, so the community came out to show their respects.

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The U.S. Armed Forces Body Bearer Team carries the flag-draped casket of U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams, the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., July 14, 2022. Woody served 20 years in the United States Marine Corps and was awarded the militarys highest decoration, the Congressional Medal of Honor, by President Harry S. Truman in 1945. (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

A Marine Corps honor guard stands around the flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era during a wreath-laying ceremony. The casket will be transported aboard the frigate USS BREWTON (FF 1086), and then transferred to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Casket bearers carry the remains of World War II Soldier Cpl. Joseph Akers to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, Oct. 1, 2019. After 75 years, DNA testing identified Akers, who was a tank crew member killed while serving in the European Theater with the Washington Army National Guards 803d Tank Destroyer Battalion.

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Official imagery from the memorial services for Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel Woodrow Woody Williams, Medal of Honor recipient, held at the West Virginia State Capitol, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Born in Quiet Dell, West Virginia in 1923, Williams, 98, was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while he served as a demolition sergeant serving with the 21st Marines, third Marine Division while fighting Japanese forces on Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. At the time of his death on June 29, 2022, he was the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

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From right, U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Moranda Flemmer, North Dakota Army National Guard, Senior Master Sgt. Karen F. Erickson, North Dakota Air National Guard, and Spc. Misty Breland, North Dakota Army National Guard, carry a training casket during military funeral honor team training at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 17, 2007.

SAMSON, AL (June 14, 2022) Seaman Second Class Tceollyar Simmons memorial service. On November 19, 2021, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Seaman Second Class Tceollyar, missing from World War II.

Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade,25th Infantry Division, andmembers of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an interment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 23, 2024.The DPAA personnel and attending family members paid their respects and honored the life of U.S. Army Cpl. Adin C. Norris Jr., who was assigned toCompany K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division whenhis unit sustained heavy casualties while withdrawing from Taejon, South Korea.Norriswas accounted for onDec. 5, 2022. Air Force

Joint Base San Antonio hosts the memorial service for fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor, at JBSA-Lackland and Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, Feb. 10, 2024. Gaylor left his home in Indiana to enlist in the Air Force and then called the San Antonio area his post-military home for more than four decades. He is survived by his son, Ken, and daughters Carol and Elaine. Gaylor spent more than seven decades improving the Air Force through its people. Air Force

The March Air Force Base Honor Guard lays retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas to rest at the Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, California, March 31, 2022. Cardenas was born March 10, 1920, and passed away March 10, 2022.

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (Sept. 22, 2022) Sailors assigned to Naval Station Mayport's Funeral Honors Team practice ceremonial movements, Sept. 22, 2022. Naval Station Mayport's volunteer Funeral Honors Team services an average of 1,000 funerals each year across 15 local counties and the Jacksonville National Cemetery.

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Official imagery from the memorial services for Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel Woodrow Woody Williams, Medal of Honor recipient, held at the West Virginia State Capitol, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Born in Quiet Dell, West Virginia in 1923, Williams, 98, was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while he served as a demolition sergeant serving with the 21st Marines, third Marine Division while fighting Japanese forces on Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. At the time of his death on June 29, 2022, he was the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an interment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 21, 2022. DPAA and attending family members paid their respects and honored the life of Petty Officer 1st Class Beoin Corzatt, who was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Corzatt was accounted for on Dec. 17, 2020, nearly 80 years after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

The 436th Airlift Wing Honor Guard Team from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, loads the casket containing US Air Force First Lieutenant Michael J. Blassie's remains onto a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during a POW ceremony for the pilot. For 26 years the Air Force pilot remained unidentified, and since 1984 he rested in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery until DNA tests confirmed his identity June 30. This image was used in the July 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participate in Flags-In, where Soldiers placed U.S. flags at the headstones and niche of service members buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Over 250,000 flags were planted at the final resting place of our Nation's fallen. (U.S. Army photos by: Cpl. Gabriel J. Bacchus)

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct., 17, 2022. The ceremony was part of DPAAs efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members lost during the Korean War. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

SAN DIEGO (Dec. 13, 2018) An honor team prepares to fold the American flag during the memorial service at Miramar National Cemetery for Chief Quartermaster Raymond Chavez, previously the oldest survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Chavez passed away peacefully in his sleep Nov. 21 at age 106. He was stationed aboard the minesweeper USS Condor (AMC 14) during the attack.

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Two U.S. Marines, with the U.S. Luxembourg Embassy, present a wreath during a Memorial Day event at the Luxembourg American Military Cemetery in Luxembourg, May 28, 2022. The ceremony brought together military representatives and hundreds of supporters to recognize the sacrifices made by American service members in support of freedom abroad.

Elevated view of the flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era, attended by a Joint Services Guard of Honor in the US Capitol rotunda. The body will lie in state until May 28th, when a state funeral service will be held in the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery. Internment will follow at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sgt. Brent Austin, casket team leader, Honor Guard Company, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), teaches members of the Sacramento Police Department Honor Guard how to fold a flag on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Apr. 9. The Old Guards primary mission is to lay fallen servicemembers to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Old Guard Soldiers can conduct up to 10 funerals in one day.

Service members conduct an Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at President William H. Tafts Memorial Gravesite in Section 30, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 15, 2022.The wreath-laying ceremony was held to commemorate Taft's 165th birthday and was hosted by Karen Durham-Aguilera, executive director, Army National Military Cemeteries. The wreath was laid by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John H. Phillips, military deputy to the deputy chief of staff, G-6, United States Army Reserve.

Staff Sgt. Kayciann Gordon, Senior Airman Quinton Moll, Staff Sgt. Giovanna Gladney, Airman 1st Class Pedro Ayala, Senior Airman Laquita Moore and Airman 1st Class Abraham DeLuna, Keesler Honor Guard members, prepare to conduct a flag-folding ceremony over a casket during a training session June 26, 2013, at the Locker House, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.

Remains of U.S. Army Air Corps Cpl. LaVerne Dirk Van Dyke, B-25 crew member, is laid to rest at the Zeeland Cemetery, Michigan, May 12, 2022. Van Dyke's great-niece, Beth Klomparen and great-nephew, Steve Klomparen accepted the ceremonial folded flag from Wright-Patterson Air Force Honor Guard 80 years after Van Dykes death. Remains of six crew members were found in a remote area of Papua New Guinea in 1998. The DNA analysis process to identify the remains took 20 years and another three years to bring Van Dyke home to his final resting place.

BOSTON (Apr. 2, 2018) The Military Funeral Honors Team of the Massachusetts Army National Guard load the casket of Medal of Honor Recipient Capt. Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., USN, onto a plane for transport to Arlington National Cemetery for his final internment. Capt. Hudner, a naval aviator, received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.

240205-N-PV534-2053 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 5, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Enrique Riverapalomino, left, from San Jose, Calif., folds the national ensign on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. Navy

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Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Funeral with military honors

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 24, 2022. The ceremony was part of DPAAs efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members lost during the Korean War. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Fort Jackson drill sergeants secure wreaths before they are laid in front of the flagpole at Centennial Park during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony Sept. 9.

U.S. Army Col. Shannon-Mikal Lucas, deputy provost marshal general, Office of the Provost Marshal General and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Viridiana Lavalle, military working dog program manager, Office of the Provost Marshal General render honors during a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 27, 2022.

Corporal Jeffrey Falemalama, Marine Barracks Washington, renders a salute to guests during a Sunset Parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Va., June 28, 2022. The guest of honor for the evening was the Honorable John P. Coffey, The General Counsel of the Navy and Mr. Mark A. Romano, Counselor for the Commandant, was the hosting official.

A joint services casket team carries the flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era aboard the frigate USS BREWTON (FF 1086), at the conclusion of a wreath-laying ceremony. The casket will be transported to California and then transferred to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Marine Corps pallbearers from 4th Marine Aircraft Wing escort the casket of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph P. Hoar(retired) at Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, California, Oct. 7, 2022. Gen. Hoar served honorably for 37 years and held many distinguished positions includingCommanding Officer, 1st Marine Regiment; Commanding General, Eastern Recruiting Region; and Commander, United States Central Command. Gen. Hoar was a native of Boston.

U.S. Marine Corps body bearers from Marine Barracks 8th and I, carry the casket of CWO4 Hershel "Woody" Williams at the State Capitol Rotunda during the West Virginia State Memorial services for Woody, July 3, 2022 in Charleston, W.Va. Born on October 2, 1923, in Quiet Dell, WV, Woody enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve on May 26, 1943, and advanced to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 4 before his retirement in 1969 after 17 years of service. During WWII, Woody served in New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, and Guam before landing in Iwo Jima where his actions earned him the Medal of Honor. At the time of his death on June 29, 2022, he was the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

Caisson on the way to a burial site.; Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.

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Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James R. Tongate, left, Kentucky Air National Guard state command chief; and Army Maj. Gen. Haldane B. Lamberton, the adjutant general of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, place a wreath at the Kentucky National Guard Memorial during a ceremony in Frankfort, Ky., May 30, 2022. The memorial honors 286 Solders and Airmen from the Kentucky Guard who have paid the ultimate price for freedom since 1912.

Former President Herbert Hoover's flag draped coffin. Armed force honor guards surround the casket in St. Bartholomew's Church, New York City, Oct. 21 1964.

The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon conducts military funeral honors with funeral escort for Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John Canley in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 25, 2022. Canley was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2018 for his actions during the battle of Hue City, Vietnam in 1968. As the Company Gunnery Sergeant, Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine, 1st Marine Division, Canley and his Marines fought off multiple vicious attacks while attempting to relieve friendly forces that were surrounded by enemy forces. According to the award citation, despite being wounded in these engagements, Canley repeatedly rushed across fire-swept terrain to carry his wounded Marines to safety. Canley took command of Company A after his commanding officer was severely wounded and led the Marines into Hue City. Once there and while caught in deadly crossfire from enemy machine gun positions, Canley set up a base of fire

Combined services pallbearers transfer the flag draped casket of a former Missing In Action (MIA) person from a bus to the C-141 Starlifter aircraft during a ceremony on the flight line. Eleven former MIAs returned from Vietnam are being airlifted to Travis Air Force Base, California. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 57th Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, Lt. Gen. Buster Hagenbeck, and Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Mahoney, West Point's senior non-commissioed officer, render a hand salute after placeing a wreath at the grave of Gen. William S. Westmoreland, former Army Chief of Staff and West Point Superintendent from 1960-1963 June 14. The wreath laying ceremony was a part of West Point's 235th Army Birthday celebration.

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The Navy Region Hawaii Honor Guard fold the American flag over a casket during an internment ceremony for U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class George Gilbert, 20, of Indianapolis, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI, June 6, 2022. Gilbert was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which sustained fire from Japanese aircraft and multiple torpedo hits causing the ship to capsize and resulted in the deaths of more than 400 crew members on Dec. 7, 1941, at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. Gilbert was recently identified through DNA analysis by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency forensic laboratory and laid to rest with full military honors.

Military bugler play taps at a tomb, Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA

HAGÅTÑA, Guam (July 25, 2022) - Military leadership and government of Guam officials participate in a wreath laying ceremony at a Marine Corps Monument following Guams 78th Liberation Day parade in Hagåtña, July 21. Military leadership, government officials, and local residents celebrated the islands liberation by American forces during World War II.

Service Members from the U.S. Coast Guard, along with family and friends of the victims of the USS Serpens, attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the USS Serpens Memorial in Section 34 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 27, 2023. This year marks the 78th anniversary of the explosion and destruction of the USS Serpens (AK-97). 250 service members lost their lives in this incident. This was the largest single disaster in the history of the Coast Guard.

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General Cho, Yung Kil (Center), Chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, Republic of Korea, prepares for a wreath laying ceremony at USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on October 30th, 2000. The ceremony honored the 1,177 Sailors and Marines who lost their lives during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. GEN Cho is in Hawaii this week attending the Chiefs of Defense Conference. Base: USS Arizona Memorial State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) render honors during a chain of custody event for the remains ofU.S. Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Hubert P. Clement at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii,Oct. 11, 2022. Clement was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Clement was accounted for on Oct. 1, 2021, nearly 80 years after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Members of a joint service honor guard place the casket on the caisson in front of the chapel during the full honors funeral for GEN Nathan Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF from 1957-1960. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Hickman, Sergeant of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, supports an Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 31, 2022. The wreath was laid by Morten Bødskov, minister of defence, Denmark.

The flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era, secured in the rear of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft, is ready for the flight to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Once at Andrews, the Unknown will be taken to the Capitol, where he will lie in state prior to internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040607-N-6811L-122. Base: Simi Valley State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an interment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 21, 2022. DPAA and attending family members paid their respects and honored the life of Petty Officer 1st Class Beoin Corzatt, who was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Corzatt was accounted for on Dec. 17, 2020, nearly 80 years after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

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After 72 years, Pfc. Kenneth LeRoy Bridger was finally laid to rest and closure was given to his family during a full military honors graveside ceremony held in Twin Falls, Idaho, on May 21. Bridger was reported missing in action on Nov. 30, 1950, while serving alongside his fellow U.S. troops during the war against North Korea. Bridgers remains were identified on Jan. 26, 2022. Bridger was just 17 years old when he went missing and was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He enlisted into the U.S. Army from Colville, Washington, but his remaining family resides in Idaho where he was laid to rest next to his brothers and his mother. Bridgers four living siblings, along with their families, attended the private ceremony. Maj. Gen. Michael Garshak, Idahos adjutant general, presented Wilber Bridger, Pfc. Bridgers brother and oldest surviving relative, the U.S. flag and the Purple Heart on his brother's behalf. Bridgers brothers Lynn and

Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an interment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 21, 2022. DPAA and attending family members paid their respects and honored the life of Petty Officer 1st Class Beoin Corzatt, who was assigned to the USS OKlahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Corzatt was accounted for on Dec. 17, 2020, nearly 80 years after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

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Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot, NASA employees, and members of the public bow their heads at the graves of Apollo 1 crew members, Virgil Grissom and Roger Chaffee during a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.

Barracks Marines paid their final respects to Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley during a full honors funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug 25, 2022. Canley was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2018 for his actions in 1968 during the battle of Hue City, Vietnam. His award citation notes that while serving as the company gunnery sergeant for Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Sgt. Maj. Canley and his Marines fought off multiple attacks as they patrolled the city streets to relieve another company of Marines.

070412-A-8729B-001. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACIFIC

011002-F-3798Y-008. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

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