(Sgt. Hannah Clifton/Indiana National Guard) In general, the 21-gun salute remains a powerful symbol of honor, respect and tradition from its naval origins to its modern-day execution.

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE. DISPATCH IS CLEAR. AT THIS TIME. THE NEBRASKA STATE PATROL HONOR GUARD WILL ENTER, RENDER FINAL HONORS. AS. ALL UNIFORMED PERSONNEL, TAKE YOUR COMMANDS FROM THE ...

A 21-gun salute recently took place in honor of Kenneth Gorbey, a U.S. Navy veteran, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Amherst. Gorbey served in the Navy from 1957 until 1963. “He was the ...