Pictured here is a flag unfurled at a service in Arlington National Cemetery. This flag honors a one star general officer during a full honors service in Arlington. Several hallmarks of services for General Officers include a caparisoned horse, a red flag with the number of stars awarded that General Officer, and a battery cannon salute. Army and Marine Corps colonels and General Officers may be provided a caparisoned (riderless) horse, if available. Army General Officers may receive a battery cannon salute (17 guns for a four-star general, 15 for a three-star, 13 for a two-star, 11 for a one-star), if available. Minute guns may be used for General Officers/Flag Officers of the Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy, if available. The President of the United States is entitled to a 21-gun salute, while other high state officials receive 19 guns. – Arlington Media

Pictured here is a flag unfurled at a service in Arlington National Cemetery. This flag honors a one star general officer during a full honors service in Arlington. Several hallmarks of services for General Officers include a caparisoned horse, a red flag with the number of stars awarded that General Officer, and a battery cannon salute. Army and Marine Corps colonels and General Officers may be provided a caparisoned (riderless) horse, if available. Army General Officers may receive a battery cannon salute (17 guns for a four-star general, 15 for a three-star, 13 for a two-star, 11 for a one-star), if available. Minute guns may be used for General Officers/Flag Officers of the Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy, if available. The President of the United States is entitled to a 21-gun salute, while other high state officials receive 19 guns.

Post author:Clifford Crittenden
Post published:January 21, 2022
Post category:Uncategorized

¹ DEPENDENT SERVICES
When a spouse or other dependent of a current or former member of the Armed Forces is buried at Arlington, the military service in which the primary party served will provide:

A chaplain
A casket team (body bearers / pall bearers)

No other military funeral honors will be rendered unless the spouse also served in the military.

² STANDARD HONORS SERVICES
Enlisted service members, WO-1 through CW-3, and O-1 through O-3, interred/inurned at Arlington National Cemetery will receive honors provided by the decedent’s branch of service. These honors include:

A chaplain
A casket team (body bearers / pall bearers)
A firing party
A bugler

³ FULL HONORS SERVICES
In addition to the standard military funeral honors, some Commissioned and Warrant officers and senior non-Commissioned Officer with a pay grade of E-9, CW-4 and CW-5, and O-4 and above:

ARMY: Sergeant Major (SGM), Command Sergeant Major (CSM), Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA),
NAVY & COAST GUARD: Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO), Fleet/Command Master Chief Petty Officer, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), or Coast Guard (MCPOCG),
MARINES: Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt), Sergeant Major (SgtMaj), Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SgtMajMC),
AIR FORCE: Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt), First Sergeant, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF),

are eligible for full military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery including:

A chaplain
A casket team (body bearers / pall bearers)
A firing party
A bugler
A military band
An escort platoon (size varies according to the rank of the deceased)

Additionally, those eligible for full military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery may use the caisson (UNAVAILABLE until June 2024), if available. Officers in the rank of colonel and above in the Army and the Marine Corps may be provided a caparisoned (riderless) horse, if available. General/flag officers may receive a cannon salute (17 guns for a four-star general, 15 for a three-star, 13 for a two-star, 11 for a one-star), if available.