That is something that has to be set up by the individual decedent's family We buried my mom yesterday and she was not authorized the 21-gun salute but my dad who went in with her was indeed given a 21-gun salute in 2006 when he passed and his cremated remains were put in with my mom's casket yesterday Shirley at Morgan Jones Funeral Directors in Sacramento is very knowledgeable in that area
A 21-gun salute is a part of the Honors ceremony, but not everyone buried in a military cemetery receives such. Even if someone is active duty and is killed or dies they will do the 21-gun salute as part of the Honors ceremony, ONLY if they were buried and NOT cremated.
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