No jokes about the Dead ball era, please. Baseball is venturing into the funeral business. Eternal Image, in a licensing agreement with Major League Baseball, will produce caskets and urns sporting the logos of all 30 teams, starting next year.
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A presidential funeral is traditionally a public ceremony held in honor of the head of state, and usually take place amidst pomp and extravaganza. In the United States, presidential funerals follow certain traditions and protocols, though the family of the deceased determines the exact sequence of events.
The first presidential funeral in the US was held for William Henry Harrison, who died just a month after taking office in 1841. Although most of the earliest leaders were buried with little more fanfare than the average citizen, in the modern world, the rituals connected with the death of an American president has become more elaborate. For instance, after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, his body was carried in a funeral train to fourteen cities before his burial.
The presidential funerals allow American citizens to participate in their leader’s last journey, and dignitaries from around the world also join in to share the grief. Most presidential funerals include armed forces pallbearers, 21-gun salutes, renditions by military bands and choirs, a military chaplain for the immediate family, and a flag-draped casket. A presidential funeral starts with a procession in a caisson either starting from the White House or the corner of 16th St. and Constitution Avenue, and travels to the U.S. Capitol.
A short service is held upon the arrival of the casket in the U.S. Capitol, in the presence of the members of Congress. Later, the president’s body lies in state for public viewing, with an honor guard maintaining a vigil. At the end of the public viewing, a national memorial service is held in Washington D.C., either at the Washington National Cathedral or at another church or cathedral as requested by the family. Various foreign dignitaries and government officials around the world also attend the service. Once the service is completed, the body is put into its final resting place for burial.
U.S. presidents are just not politicians, they symbolize America as a nation and the death of a president is a profound loss and often deeply felt by the country.
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Funerals provides detailed information on Funerals, Presidential Funerals, Military Funerals, Readings for Funerals and more. Funerals is affiliated with Golden Caskets. Tip! There appears to be a trend toward cremation, particularly on the West and East Coasts. People choose cremation because of the expense of traditional funerals, the diminishing space for cemeteries and the environmental concerns.
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In the US, a military funeral is given by the armed forces for a war veteran, a soldier who died in battle or a prominent military figure. The Department of Defense, or DOD, is usually responsible for providing military funeral honors or the title “Honoring Those Who Served” to the deceased.
Section 578 of Public Law 106-65 of the National Defense Authorization Act mandates that the U.S. military must provide the rendering of U.S. military funeral honors for an eligible veteran upon a family’s request. Those who are eligible for a U.S. military funeral include military members on active duty or in the Selected Reserve, former military members who served on active duty, former military members who completed at least one term of enlistment or a period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve, and former military members discharged from the Selected Reserve due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
A military funeral usually includes all or some of the following features, depending on the status or the deceased. The coffin of the deceased is traditionally draped in a U.S. flag, and at the time of burial the flag is folded and presented to the next of kin as a keepsake. The flag is provided by the U.S. Veterans Benefits Administration without any cost, and is draped around the casket or accompany the urn of a deceased soldier. During the funeral procession, a horse-drawn caisson sometimes transports the coffin. Usually, cannon fires or gun salutes accompany a military funeral for high-ranking officials. A military bugler play taps at a distance of 30 to 50 yards from the gravesite, and sometimes a fly-by by military jets is performed for flyers and General Officers of the USAF.
A military funeral honors a war veteran, soldier who died in battle or a prominent military figure, and fills the hearts of their immediate family member with pride for the deceased.
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