Post by airborneguy on Nov 30, 2008 4:18:59 GMT -5
Military funerals have a very similar custom where the fallen soldier is called out 3 times and then the direct supervisor states "Sir, so-and-so was killed in action at blah-blah time and date". At that moment the 21-gun salute starts and then taps. One of the guys I was stationed with was killed on Christmas 2000 in Kosovo and it was heart breaking hearing his supervisor called out "Staff Sergeant Joe Suponcic was killed in action on December 25th, 2000" knowing that is was a holiday.
RIP
RIP