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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
. A military
funeral
may feature
guards of honor
, the firing of
volley shots
as a salute, drumming and other military elements, with a
flag
draping over the
coffin
.
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