Funerals and Memorial Services Flashcards
When does the ceremony start?
When the escort first receives the remains.
When the national colors is draped on the casket, where are the stars placed?
At the head of the casket over the left shoulder of the deceased.
What may rest on the national colors when draped on the casket?
Nothing.
Which orientation is the casket carried?
Foot first, unless a clergyman whose casket is carried into and out of a church head first.
Where is the personal flag of a deceased general or flag officer carried?
Immediately in front of the hearse or caisson.
During a hymn, where should the band stop playing when necessary?
When the next stanza ends.
While the procession is in motion, where should the officer in charge go?
To the grave and await the arrival of the funeral party.
Where should be band be positioned upon receiving the remains from a building?
To the right of the escort when facing the building.
Where should the band be positioned upon arrival at the cemetery gate?
In front of the escort.
When the procession is entering or leaving the chapel, what order, from left to right, does the escort take?
Sailors, Colors, Marines, Band
When receiving remains at Cemetery Gates, when does the band play musical honors?
At the command “present arms,” by the escort commander.
When receiving remains at Cemetery Gates, when should the band stop playing appropriate music following musical honors?
At the next stanza ending after the command, “order arms.”
When receiving remains at Cemetery Gates, where does the bearer of the personal flag of the deceased take position?
In front of the hearse or caisson.
During a funeral procession, where does the band or bugler form?
Between the escort commander and the escort.
When arriving at the grave, where does the band take position?
In line with and on the right of the escort.
