21 gun salute question

[caseysmom]

Thanks Blue he was a good man. Unfortunately he got alzheimers the last years of his life.

He was just a soldier as far as.I know he had no ranking I wish I had paid more attentiion to the stories. He fought in the Korean war.

[blue]

Is your father at Arlington?

Ive been there before and plan to go back to actually visit graves and pay my respects to individuals rather then just visiting the memorials.

[caseysmom]

No, him and my Mom purchased a crypt here in town in the section reserved for the military, its called the court of honor. My grandparents and some aunts and uncles are there too and I am trying to get my brothers ashes added to the crypt, just waiting since it costs thousands to do that.

[caseysmom]

Here's Dad...



That uniform is in my closet.

[blue]

Thank you for sharing the pic of your father. Alzheimers is hard on the patient and even harder on the family.

Thank you again for sharing.

[Freedom]

When my uncle died, my aunt arranged for the salute; but it was 3., not 21. I didn't know anyone other than heads of state could get the full 21.

[caseysmom]

When my uncle died, my aunt arranged for the salute; but it was 3., not 21. I didn't know anyone other than heads of state could get the full 21.

Maybe I have it wrong, that is what I thought it was called, they showed up and fired guns, I think there were 7 of them and they fired 3 times? They folded up the flag after and presented it to my mom. Same with my friends Dad. I have a friend who has 3 boys in the marines, her husband, an ex military guy volunteers with the men who shoot the guns at funerals, I can ask her if it is not referred to as that.

edit to add this link:

http://www.flagcases.net/Military-Bu...nformation.php