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20 relations: Burial at sea, Casing of the Colors, Colour guard, Commanding officer, Ensign, Flag officer, Guard of honour, Half-mast, M*A*S*H (TV series), Military band, Military colours, standards and guidons, Military funeral, Military rites, Missing man formation, Riderless horse, State funeral, Three-volley salute, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, War flag, 21-gun salute.
Burial at sea
Burial at sea is the disposal of human remains in the ocean, normally from a ship or boat.
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Casing of the Colors
The Casing of the Colors is a traditional ceremony held by United States Army commands, brigades and regiments as well as United States Marine Corps units.
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Colour guard
In military organizations, the Colour Guard (or Color Guard) refers to a detachment of soldiers assigned to the protection of regimental colours.
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Commanding officer
The commanding officer (CO) or, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit.
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Ensign
An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate citizenry.
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Flag officer
A flag officer is a commissioned officer in a nation's armed forces senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to mark the position from which the officer exercises command.
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Guard of honour
A guard of honour (en-GB), guard of honor (en-US), also honour guard (en-GB), honor guard (en-US), also ceremonial guard, is a guard, usually military in nature, appointed to receive or guard a head of state or other dignitary, the fallen in war, or to attend at state ceremonials, especially funerals.
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Half-mast
Half-mast or half-staff refers to a flag flying below the summit on a pole.
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M*A*S*H (TV series)
M*A*S*H is an American television series that aired on CBS from 1972 to 1983.
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Military band
A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces.
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Military colours, standards and guidons
In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours, standards or guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Ancient Egypt some 5,000 years ago.
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Military funeral
A military funeral is a memorial or burial rite given by a country's military for a soldier, sailor, marine or airman who died in battle, a veteran, or other prominent military figures or heads of state.
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Military rites
Military rites are honors presented at a funeral for a member of a military or police force.
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Missing man formation
The missing man formation (sometimes instead flyby or flypast) is an aerial salute performed as part of a flypast of aircraft at a funeral or memorial event, typically in memory of a fallen pilot, a well-known military service member or veteran, or a well-known political figure.
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Riderless horse
A riderless horse (which may be caparisoned in ornamental and protective coverings, having a detailed protocol of their own) is a single horse, without a rider, and with boots reversed in the stirrups, which sometimes accompanies a funeral procession.
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State funeral
A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance.
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Three-volley salute
The three-volley salute is a ceremonial act performed at military funerals and sometimes also police funerals.
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier refers to a monument dedicated to the services of an unknown soldier and to the common memories of all soldiers killed in any war.
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War flag
A war flag, also known as a military flag, battle flag, or standard, is a variant of a national flag for use by a country's military forces when on land.
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21-gun salute
A 21-gun salute is the most commonly recognized of the customary gun salutes that are performed by the firing of cannons or artillery as a military honor.
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