The 21-gun salute is one of the highest military honors, performed for dignitaries, heads of state and fallen service members ...

The practice of firing gun salutes has existed for centuries ... and the Fourth of July. On Memorial Day, a salute of 21 minute guns is fired at noon while the flag is flown at half mast.

A 21-gun salute recently took place in honor of Kenneth Gorbey, a U.S. Navy veteran, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Amherst. Gorbey served in the Navy from 1957 until 1963. “He was the ...

Maui County veterans of the Korean War stand ready for the 21-gun salute near the close of the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao on Monday morning. The ceremony ...

The funeral proceedings for fallen Virginia Beach Police Officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese Saturday included a ceremonial flag folding, 21-gun salute, bagpipes and processional.