The folding of the U.S. flag during ceremonial occasions, such as military funerals, is a deeply symbolic act, with each of the 13 folds traditionally ascribed specific meanings. While these ...

Military Funeral Honors are available for eligible veterans. ... perform a ceremony that includes the folding and presenting of the United States Burial Flag to the next of kin and the playing of ...

A group of congressmen has asked the Department of Veterans Affairs to retain the tradition of reciting the significance of each fold in the flag-folding ceremony at military funerals. "The flag ...

If you have ever been to a service honoring a military veteran, chances are you’ve seen a flag draped over a casket that was later folded into a triangle. There is significance to the triangle ...

You've no doubt seen it at the end of the school day, or during military funerals. It has prompted some to wonder WHY a triangle.

In their white gloves and ceremonial dress blues, members of the Military Funeral Honor team are trained in knife-sharp precision choreography. Every movement, no matter how small, is done with ...

Members of the military fold the American flag at the funeral service for World War II D-Day U.S. Army veteran Paul Klimovich of Greenfield at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Hazelwood on June 13 ...

Sunlight glinted off the tear streaming down Ken Johnson's face while he presented rifle shell casings to a weeping widow.

The California National Guard’s Military Funeral Honors program welcomed seven new members into their fold following weeklong training in San Diego Dec. 13-18.