Military Funeral Honors

Images showing military personnel conducting funeral honors, respectfully carrying flags-draped coffins and participating in solemn ceremonies.

The Indiana National Guard's ceremonial unit helps bring a fallen hero home during an honorable transfer in Indianapolis, Ind., April 5, 2022. An honorable transfer is a tradition that displays honor, dignity and respect during the return of a fallen service member.
The Indiana National Guard's ceremonial unit helps bring a fallen hero home during an honorable transfer in Indianapolis, Ind., April 5, 2022. An honorable transfer is a tradition that displays honor, dignity and respect during the return of a fallen service member.
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U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI, April 14, 2022. Contained within the transfer cases are possible osseous material recovered from past military conflict in the Philippines. The mission of DPAA is to achieve the fullest possible accountability for missing and unaccounted for U.S. personnel and return them to their families and our nation.
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040914-F-8970B-001. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A joint services casket team carries the flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from the Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Amphitheater to a crypt at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Members of the 101st Airborne Division Honor Guard carry a casket containing the remains of a member of the 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf., 101st Airborne Div., out of a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft. On December 12, 1985, 248 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were killed in plane crash at Gander Airport, Newfoundland, Canada, They were returning to the United States after participating in peacekeeping duty with the Multi-national Force and Observers in the Sinai Desert. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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220916-N-ND021-1021 NORFOLK, VA. (September 16, 2022) An officer holds USS Monterey's (CG 61) commissioning pennant and ensign after they were lowered for the final time during its decommissioning ceremony. Monterey was commissioned on June 16, 1990, and was a U.S. Navy warship for 32 years.
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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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The 129th Rescue Wing was invited to host an HH-60G Pave Hawk flyover event for the annual Memorial Day Observance Ceremony at Oak Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park, San Jose, California, May 30 2022. The event honored veterans of all armed forces of the United States and was organized by the United Veterans Council of Santa Clara County.
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Soldiers from various armed forces during the final roll call at the Federal Ministry of Defence to pay tribute to the Bundeswehr's deployment in Mali
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The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, the U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Brass Band, and the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Cuthbert Pattillo and Lt. Gen. Charles Pattillo in Section 75 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 14, 2022.Twin brothers, Maj. Gen. and Lt. Gen. Pattillo enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces in November 1942. During World War II, both flew with the Eighth Air Forces 352nd Fighter Group, protecting bombers and attacking ground targets. Maj. Gen. Pattillo flew 135 combat missions before being shot down and captured by the Germans. He remained a POW until the end of the war.Both were released from active duty following World War II but were later recalled in early 1948, serving with the 31st Fighter Group. Later, both served with the with the 36th Tactical Wing at Furstenfeldbruck Air Base in Germany. While in Europe, both helped form and flew in the U.S
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Soldier funeral at Arlington National Cemetery
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Photograph of Chaplain R.T. DuBrau conducting the funeral of a GI in the rain. Dated 20th Century
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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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WILMINGTON, Del. (April 2, 2022) - President of the United States Joseph R. Biden, Jr., First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt-Rochester (D-Del.) attend the USS Delaware (SSN 791) commissioning commemoration ceremony in Wilmington, Delaware, April 2, 2022. The submarine participated in a week-long commemoration of events in honor of the boats commissioning ceremony that took place administratively in April 2020 due to COVID restrictions at the time. Delaware, the seventh U.S Navy ship and first submarine named after the first U.S. state of Delaware, is a flexible, multi-mission platform designed to carry out the seven core competencies of the submarine force: anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, delivery of special operations forces, strike warfare, irregular warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and mine warfare.
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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.
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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
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040121-F-5253G-111. Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Gerald R. Murray, presents an American flag to STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Carrissa Walkup, during a full honor mass funeral at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) for her husband USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas A. Walkup and four other military members, killed when their MH-53M Pave Low helicopter crashed in Afghanistan (AFG) in support of Operation MOUNTAIN RESOLVE, part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A mass funeral is held at the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), Arlington, Virginia (VA). Honored are US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Steven Plumhoff, US Army (USA) Sergeant Major (SGMJ) Phillip R. Albert, USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) William J. Kerwood, USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Howard A. Walters and USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas A. Walkup. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Canadian Armed Forces Brig. Gen. William Radiff, North American Aerospace Defense Command Region deputy commander, places a commemorative wreath to honor veterans during the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Veterans Day ceremony held at the National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 11, 2022. The ceremony included speeches from key speakers, Fallen Warrior ceremony, presentation of commemorative wreaths, and moment of silence for those who have fallen. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)
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The Creech Air Force Base Fire Department color guard stand in position for the 9/11 commemoration ceremony at Creech Air Force Base, Sept. 9, 2022. This year marks the 21st anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania.
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US Army Sergeant (SGT) Richard Lewis (rigth) and SPECIALIST (SPC) Stacy Nichols, USA, (left) from the 3rd US Infantry (The Old Guard), Salute Guns Platoon, prepare gun number one for the 21-gun salute to President William J. Clinton. Washington, DC, 20 January 1997. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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September 11th remembrance ceremony held in front of NASA Research Park Bldg-17 (Lunar Science Institute) hosted by the American Legion, Post 881, Moffett Field. Step off to Amazing Grace - POW/MIA Detail; TSgt Robert Soua, Detail Commander, 129th Security Forces, TSgt Rachel Velasco, SSgt Susan Avalos, SSgt Alex Cohen, SSgt Elias Gonzalez
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New York Army National Guard Spec. Taylor Kucher, assigned to Co. A, 101st Signal Battalion plays taps during a wreath laying ceremony marking the 234th birthday of President Martin Van Buren at Van Buren's grave site in Kinderhook, New York on Monday, Dec. 5.The annual event recognizes the former President Martin Van Buren, a Columbia County native who died on July 24, 1862 in Kinderhook, N.Y. He was born on Dec. 5, 1782.The United States Military honors former presidents by laying wreaths presented by the current president at their gravesites on the anniversary of their birth.
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Two Marines in their dress blue uniforms act as ushers during the Inaugural ceremony. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Photo of flower arrangement presented during a ceremony at the 1st Infantry Division Monument in Colleville-Sur-Mer, France, June 5, 2022. The event honored the men of the "Big Red One" who fought in the invasion of Normandy.
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WASHINGTON -- Army Staff Sgt. Derrick Brooks, who serves with 741st Military Intelligence out of Fort George G. Meade, Md., stood in for President-elect Barrack Obama. Stand-ins for the president, vice president and their families were selected due to height, weight, gender and ethnicity similarities, according to Air Force Maj. Andra Higgs, action officer with the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee.