World War II soldier missing for decades laid to rest in emotional South Carolina ceremony
Draped in an American flag with only 48 stars, a casket held the remains of U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr.
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What is a caisson? Jimmy Carter's casket to be carried in one to U.S. Capitol
In this case, after arriving at the U.S. Navy Memorial in the motorcade, Carter's casket will be carried in a horse-drawn caisson to the Capitol. The Army suspended the horse unit’s operation in ...
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A Citadel graduate steadied the casket during the Kennedy funeralRemembering JFK: 50 years later, readers recall where they were, what they felt
“Sam was the guy who walked behind the casket.” Bird, tagged in the Army as “Straight Arrow,” met the casket at the plane when it landed in Washington, D.C., and left it only once before ...
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70 years on, a missing private comes home
Three volleys were fired. A casket team folded the flag and Sgt. Jason Lewis, a representative of the Army’s 3rd U.S. Infantry regiment, presented it to Rogers and saluted. The U.S. Army band ...