MILITARY RITES
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ONLY A VETERAN HAS EARNED THE RIGHT TO
HAVE THE COFFIN COVERED BY THE FLAG
THE VETERAN GALLANTLY DEFENDED IN WAR
AND PROTECTED IN TIME OF PEACE AND;
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TO HAVE THREE VOLLEYS OF RIFLE FIRE TO
NOTIFY THE NATION AND ITS CITIZENS THAT A
VETERAN IS BURIED HERE TODAY AND:
TO HAVE THE FLAG OF OUR NATION REMOVED
FROM THE VETERAN'S COFFIN AND PROPERLY
FOLDED AND;
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TO BE RENDERED A SALUTE AS THE VETERAN
IS CARRIED TO THE FINAL RESTING PLACE AND;
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TO HAVE TAPS PLAYED SO OUR NATION AND IT'S
CITIZENS CAN SAY THEIR FINAL GOOD NIGHT AS
THE VETERAN ENTERS THE ETERNAL SLEEP AND;
TO HAVE THE FLAG THAT THE VETERAN SERVED
AND WHICH COVERED THE VETERAN'S COFFIN
PRESENTED TO THE VETERAN'S NEXT OF KIN AS
A TOKEN OF OUR NATION'S GRATITUDE FOR THE
FAITHFUL AND HONORABLE SERVICE BY THE
VETERAN.


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