This is what the funeral of a roman general would look like
A funeral in the Roman culture was a crucial passage rite that implied the transformation through the phases of life and death. It was imperative to perform the correct ceremonies…
This Air Force Honor Guard traveled a record-breaking 1 million miles in 2021
Military funeral ceremonies and the posting of the colors are performed by Honor Guards. Operating from military bases, Honor Guards can sometimes travel hundreds of miles to ensure that proper…
Homeless man’s funeral attended by hundreds of fellow vets who didn’t know him
Veterans honored for donating their bodies to research
A vet pranked his entire family at his own funeral
Members of the military and veterans the world over have a dark sense of humor. Given the nature of our lives, we can either think about the gravest consequences of what we do or we can choose to laugh about it. We spend so much time joking about da…
Red Arrow soldier laid to rest 75 years after death in WWII
A Wisconsin National Guard soldier was buried in his final resting place Sept. 29, 2019, in Monona more than 75 years after his death in New Guinea during World War II.
Army Tech 5th Grade John E. Bainbridge of Sheboygan was a member of the 32…
What exactly happens when the queen dies?
HailCaesoo asks: What all happens when the queen of England dies?
Queen Elizabeth II has reigned over the UK and the Commonwealth for almost seven decades, but it turns out what happens when she sheds this mortal coil has been planned out in d…
These are the funeral costs the VA will actually pay
It’s something none of us want to think about: our demise. What will happen after we’re gone? Will we have a big funeral? Will anybody show up?
If you want to have a big funeral and a fancy tombstone in a nice cemetery, it will cost a lot. T…
USAF honors WWII veteran and Congressman
Air Force District of Washington conducted an arrival ceremony in honor of World War II Army veteran and former Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) Feb. 12, 2019.
Dingell, 92, passed away in Dearborn, Michigan, Feb. 7, 2019.
Dingell’s family…
Beautiful Arlington photos of a barrier-breaker’s funeral
Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Marcelite Jordan Harris was laid to rest Feb. 7, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, with full military funeral honors.
During Harris’s life and Air Force career, she accomplished mul…