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What (who) is military honours - definition

FUNERAL CEREMONY
Military Funeral; Full Honors Funerals; Full military honors; Military honours; Military honors; Ramp ceremonies; Full military honours
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  • 3rd United States Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard"]] transports the flag-draped casket of [[Sergeant Major of the Army]] [[George W. Dunaway]] on a horse-drawn [[limbers and caissons]] during a military [[funeral procession]] at [[Arlington National Cemetery]], 2008.
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military honours         
¦ plural noun ceremonies performed by troops as a mark of respect at the burial of a member of the armed forces.
Military funeral         
A military funeral is a memorial or burial rite given by a country's military for a soldier, sailor, marine or airman who died in battle, a veteran, or other prominent military figures or heads of state. A military funeral may feature guards of honor, the firing of volley shots as a salute, drumming and other military elements, with a flag draping over the coffin.
Honours degree         
HIGHER STANDARD OF STUDY OF THE UNDERGRADUATE BACHELOR'S DEGREE
Honours degrees; Hons; Honours programme; Honours Degree; Honours Degrees; BA (hons); Honors degree; Hons.
Honours degree has various meanings in the context of different degrees and education systems. Most commonly it refers to a variant of the undergraduate bachelor's degree containing a larger volume of material or a higher standard of study, or both, rather than an "ordinary", "general" or "pass" bachelor's degree.

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Military funeral

A military funeral is a memorial or burial rite given by a country's military for a soldier, sailor, marine or airman who died in battle, a veteran, or other prominent military figures or heads of state. A military funeral may feature guards of honor, the firing of volley shots as a salute, drumming and other military elements, with a flag draping over the coffin.

Examples of use of military honours
1. Full military honours were also accorded to two unknown Lancashire Fusiliers.
2. He died in 1'28 and was buried with full military honours at St George‘s churchyard, Portland.
3. Of those, 25 have been identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honours, Greer said.
4. Colin‘s funeral, with full military honours, was held at Stanhope, County Durham, the village where he was born.
5. Although not on a full state visit to the US, Mr Hu received a welcome with full military honours.