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    "ocrText": "funerals. Veterans' organizations conducting a\nthis pamphlet as a guide for planning military\nmilitary funeral should normally pattern their\nfunerals conducted under the auspices of the\nceremony after the most simple form of the mili-\nUnited States Army should not assume that be-\ntary funeral, as described in paragraph 16. If,\ncause several elaborate ceremonies have been de-\nhowever, large numbers of veteran personnel are\nscribed, the conduct of these types of ceremonies\navailable and the local veteran post or unit has\nis mandátory. Except for certain posts, camps, or\nthe necessary equipment, a more elaborate type of\nstations where ceremonial detachments are main-\nfuneral may be desired. If, for example, a local\ntained expressly for the purpose of providing\nveterans' post or unit has formed a military band\nmilitary honors at funerals and other formations,\nfrom among its members, it may desire to make\nmost Army installations will find that many of\nthe band a part of the ceremony. For this reason,\nthe ceremonies described in this pamphlet will be\nthis pamphlet has described all types of funerals\nbeyond their resources of personnel and equip-\nfrom the most elaborate to the simplest. Officials\nment. In fact, for the duration of the present\nof veterans' organizations may pattern the fu-\nemergency and for 6 months thereafter, Army\nneral ceremonies they plan after any of these. It\ninstallation commanders at posts where cere-\nshould be borne in mind, however, that the Army\nmonial detachments are not provided are author-\nwill be able to provide only blank ammunition for\nized to furnish only nine enlisted men (a bugler\nthe funeral volley and an interment flag to cover\nand a firing squad of eight men) for providing\nthe casket of the deceased. Additional equipment\nmilitary honors at the funeral of an individual\nor personnel from Army sources will not be avail-\nwho died in the military service and whose re-\nable for military funerals the conduct of which\nmains have been turned over to his relatives and\nhas been undertaken by veterans' organizations.\nfriends. For these reasons, the provisions of this\nc. While this pamphlet is published at this\npamphlet are to be considered as a guide only, in\ntime primarily so that it can be used in connection\nplanning a ceremony befitting the memory of\nwith The Return of World War II Dead Program,\nAmerican military dead.\nthe policies and procedures described herein are\napplicable to all types of military funerals\n2. ELEMENTS OF MILITARY FUNERAL CERE-\nwhether they are conducted by veteran personnel\nMONY. The military funeral ceremony that has\nor by United States Army personnel. The cere-\nbeen developed to demonstrate the nation's recog-\nmonies described herein are appropriate for hon-\nnition of the debt it owes to the service and sac-\noring the memory of all American soldiers\nrifices of the soldiers is based on a few simple\nwhether their deaths occurred during World War\ncustoms and traditions. The casket of the soldier\nII or during current service either overseas or in\nis covered with the American flag. It is usually\nthis country. Army personnel, however, who use\ntransported to the cemetery on a caisson. It is\n2\n3\n[5 of 50]"
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