Taking Chance

[RGD.]

My wife and I also watched this tonight. Question on protocol though. I was Army and have been to numerous Army funerals to include several at Arlington cemetery for friends and family.

At the end of the movie at the grave site - I noticed that there was not an honor guard standing watch until he was lowered. My wife thought maybe since it was not at Arlington Cemetery that they didn't do that. But I reminded her that when our friend Raymond was buried this past year in a private cemetery in the middle of nowhere - a lone honor guard remained there as we all left. I have only been to one Marine funeral - for my uncle - and he was interned in a mausoleum and the honor guard left after the flag was removed - but this could have been due to lack of space - crowded area with a ton of family and friends.

I have never been to a Navy or Air Force funeral.

Is the lone honor guard an Army procedure - or just an omission in the movie.


Ron