Military funeral

In Chilean military funerals, the German song "Ich hatt' einen Kameraden" is sung in its Spanish version ("Yo tenía un camarada").

[3] If for a general or flag officer, the 1st Artillery Regiment "Tacna" fires a three-volley gun salute.

In Germany, the coffin is covered by a "Bundesdienstflage" (Federal service flag) the eagle facing to the right, looking to the head of the deceased.

Ludwig Uhland's song "Ich hatt' einen Kameraden" is an integral part of a military funeral.

[4] [5] In Indonesia, military funerals are generally given only either towards retired personnel of the Indonesian National Armed Forces who served in domestic operations or in international peacekeeping operations or retired guerrillas and/or soldiers of the Indonesian National Revolution, especially those holding the "Bintang Gerilya (Star of the Guerrilla)" order, or to active personnel killed while on active duty service.

A Three-volley salute is the norm done by a squad seven soldiers occasionally a mixture of Armed Forces or Police personnel dependent on their career.

See here: Indonesian Military Funeral Video Sample During the funeral ceremony, the presiding officer of the ceremony reads a message of remembrance in the name of the government and people of Indonesia, as well as his/her chosen uniformed organization in which he/she served, preceded by a reading of the person's life and achievements, as well as of his/her military/police service record (if any).

May his/her spirit be now led on the journey to Paradise/Heaven and may on the path of Holy Devotion his/her memory and legacy be to us a guide and inspiration.

In Poland, the last fragment of Władysław Tarnowski's song Śpij, kolego ("Sleep, friend"),[9][10][11] a portion of the larger composition Jak to na wojence ładnie (the title has no precise English translation, but it is roughly "how nice it is in war", with a diminutive form conveying a sense of ironic solidarity)[12] is an integral part of a military funeral, played by a trumpeter.

Also part of it is a three volley salute (salwa honorowa) with the firing party consisting of an armed platoon or company.

As of January 1, 2000, Section 578 of Public Law 106-65 of the National Defense Authorization Act mandates that the United States Armed Forces shall provide the rendering of honors in a military funeral for any eligible veteran if requested by his or her family.

As mandated by federal law, an honor guard detail for the burial of an eligible veteran shall consist of no fewer than two members of the Armed Forces.

[14] However, federal law allows Reserve and National Guard units to assist with funeral honors duty when necessary.

The United States Army Caisson Platoon of the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard" transports the flag-draped casket of Sergeant Major of the Army George W. Dunaway on a horse-drawn limbers and caissons during a military funeral procession at Arlington National Cemetery , 2008.
Chilean Army cadets carrying the coffin of general Augusto Pinochet .
State Funeral procession of President B. J. Habibie , Jakarta - 12 September 2019. The casket is carried by Paspampres honor guardsmen and is accompanied by the Military chief of staffs and the INP chief
State funeral for the soldiers fallen during the Nasiriyah bombing , celebrated by Cardinal Camillo Ruini in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls , 18 November 2003