Rising up from Section 64 in #ArlingtonNationalCemetery there can be seen a Group Burial Marker. This Marker denotes the final resting place of the 184 victims of the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon. ⠀ ⠀ This marker was placed in the section where victims from the Pentagon attack are buried — the section that lies closest to the Pentagon to this day.⠀ ⠀ This 5-sided granite marker stands over the gravesite and bears the names of ALL the heroes that perished in the Pentagon and those aboard American Airlines Flight 77. – Arlington Media

Rising up from Section 64 in #ArlingtonNationalCemetery there can be seen a Group Burial Marker. This Marker denotes the final resting place of the 184 victims of the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon. ⠀ ⠀ This marker was placed in the section where victims from the Pentagon attack are buried — the section that lies closest to the Pentagon to this day.⠀ ⠀ This 5-sided granite marker stands over the gravesite and bears the names of ALL the heroes that perished in the Pentagon and those aboard American Airlines Flight 77.

Post author:Clifford Crittenden
Post published:September 11, 2020
Post category:Uncategorized

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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:

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

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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),
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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 September 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.