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What is the meaning of placing rounds of ammo in the folded flag at a military funeral?
It is not a common or accepted practice. but the brass from rifle salutes
was often collected and saved in that manner.
While not regulation it is tradition in many units, especially Army and Marine Corps combat units, that three highly polished brass cases (taken from live ammo, not the blanks fired by the salute), is folded into the flag by the burial detail.
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Which NFL team folded in 1952?
The Dallas Texans folded in 1952.
How should the US flag be folded for storage?
The us flag should be folded in a triangle and stored in a glass box!
Why is the American flag folded into a triangle at military funerals?
It is an honor reserved for US servicemen who honorably served their flag and their Nation.
What type of force causes folded mountains?
Compressional Stress
Why 9 stars appear when American flag is folded?
The original colonies
Why is the flag folded 13 times at a military funeral?
For the thirteen original states.
When the us flag is folded at military funeral why is there no red showing?
Proper flag protocol dictates that whenever the flag is properly folded (not just military funerals) it is folded so that the Union (blue with white stars) is on the outside and showing.
Why does the US Military refuse to present a same-sex spouse with the folded flag that was draped on the servicemember's coffin at a military funeral?
This policy has changed effective February 11, 2013. A same-sex widow or widower is now eligible to receive presentation of the flag of the United States.
What is the meaning of this dream?
folded arms locked
What is the meaning of unwrap?
To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.
13 folds of the American flag?
AnswerThe folds do not represent the original 13 colonies, nor do they have any official symbolic meaning. If a list of "meanings" is recited after each fold at a military funeral, it is at the behest of the family of the fallen. There is no official military ceremony that requires a list of meanings to be read. The flag is folded like it is because the final shape is best for presentation. The 13 folds are simply a function of the dimensions of the flag.
What is an ideogram?
An ideo gram means a word that looks like what it says for example: Folded.... the word folded, actually looks folded or heart the word heart is inside the shape heart. ideogram- a pictorial character or symbol that represents a specific meaning or idea.
What language does the word diploma come from?
Both Latin and Greek originally meaning 'paper folded double'
What is the medical term meaning folded nail?
The medical term for a folded nail is "onychomadesis." It refers to the shedding or separation of the nail plate from the nail bed, resulting in a folded appearance. This condition can be caused by various factors such as trauma, infection, or systemic diseases.
What USMC uniform is appropriate for a funeral?
Regular Class A uniform, which I think is now the Dress Blue Uniform.. when I was in, Class A was what is now called the Army Green Uniform. Either one will suffice.
What is a casket cart?
Probably, a cart for transporting the casket - for example in the chapel or at the cemetery - is meant. Funeral directors in the US prefer the expression "church truck". Usually these carts can be folded for easy transportation in the hearse.
Are postcards folded?
they r folded but not by the person who sends the note. they r folded by the post services.
