full military honors
noun
: a special military ceremony for a person who has died
He was buried with full military honors.
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An American sailor has been laid to rest with full military honors in his home state 84 years after he was killed at Pearl Harbor.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Lewis grew up in Matteson and graduated from Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields.
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Funeral services for Lewis were held in November 2019 at New Faith Baptist Church International in Matteson which included full military honors, the playing of taps and a gun salute.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave the Israeli leader a welcome with full military honors in Budapest's Castle District.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave the Israeli leader a welcome with full military honors in Budapest’s Castle District.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor, Meritorious Service Medal and Purple Heart and buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., with full military honors.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
Burial with full military honors will take place in Mt. Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
These were all buried at sea in a steel vault with full military honors and the ceremony carefully recorded in anticipation for when the Soviets learned the truth about Project Azorian.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
President Trump ensured that this victim received full military honors.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Lewis grew up in Matteson and graduated from Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields.
1 of 5
Funeral services for Lewis were held in November 2019 at New Faith Baptist Church International in Matteson which included full military honors, the playing of taps and a gun salute.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave the Israeli leader a welcome with full military honors in Budapest's Castle District.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave the Israeli leader a welcome with full military honors in Budapest’s Castle District.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor, Meritorious Service Medal and Purple Heart and buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., with full military honors.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
Burial with full military honors will take place in Mt. Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
These were all buried at sea in a steel vault with full military honors and the ceremony carefully recorded in anticipation for when the Soviets learned the truth about Project Azorian.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
President Trump ensured that this victim received full military honors.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Full military honors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20military%20honors. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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