full military honors

noun

: a special military ceremony for a person who has died
He was buried with full military honors.

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President Trump ensured that this victim received full military honors. Kyler Alvord, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024 After landing in Berlin, Biden will be greeted with full military honors Friday before receiving the country's highest Order of Merit from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, his office said. Aaron Gilchrist, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024 Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was due to be buried on Saturday with full military honors. Reuters, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024 The mother of two had served in Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces -- and her family tells Kenya’s The Star newspaper that Cheptegei will be buried with full military honors on Saturday. Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024 At the funeral, Brooks received full military honors, The Guardian reported, noting that Patriot Guard Riders on motorcycles escorted his hearse while members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars gave him a 21-gun salute. David Chiu, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024 The labs’ work allowed Donna Kennedy to bury her cousin, Cpl. Charles Ray Patten, with full military honors this month in the same Lawson, Missouri, cemetery where his father and grandfather are buried. Josh Funk, Fortune, 27 May 2024 Once family members are told about the identification of their loved one, the military works with the families to conduct a burial with full military honors. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 May 2024 The remains of over 450 Americans who died in the Korean War have been identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honors, according to the DPAA. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 15 May 2024

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“Full military honors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20military%20honors. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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