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What salute is considered the highest honor at a military funeral?
21 gun salute................
What comes first playing taps or the 21 gun salute?
The gun salute (which usually isn't a 21 gun salute). Three volleys will be fired, the firing line will be brought to the position of present arms, then Taps will be played.
Is the 21 gun salute before or after the playing of TAPS?
The 21 gun salute is fired and then the playing of taps. On the first note of taps servicemen in uniform and retired servicemen come to Present Arms. (hand salute)
Must the 21 gun salute be done facing North?
3 volley is not 21 gunsyou appear to be confusing the 3 volley salute, executed at the grave of a veteran, with a 21 gun salute. 3 volley salute, even if accomplished with 7 rifles, is not a 21 gun salute. It is simply called a 3 volley salute using 2 to 7 rifles. Execute the 3 volley salute facing north, if possible, over the casket. Keep your distance from the mourners. keep the volleys clean - no popcorn.21 gun salute is done with cannon. one shot at a time, in 5 second intervals unless it is a 21 minute gun salute. 21 guns only for POTUS funerals, otherwise, the number of guns fired, 13 to 21, according to status of high officials and ranking officers.21 guns (cannon) also fired at noon for Washington's birthday, Memorial Day, Independence day.
What is the difference between a seventeen gun salute and a twenty one gun salute?
Depends on the country, but in the US, a 21 gun salute is reserved for the flag, the President, or foreign heads of state. 17 gun salutes are for head of Senate/House, general of the army, fleet admiral, and a lot of other high level officials.
