Funeral Flag Display Cases: The Military
Honors Ceremony
Coping
with the death of a loved one is never an easy path to tread.
The Department of Defense understands this and so have made
arranging funerals with military honors, which includes
presentation of the American flag to the next of kin for
storage in a funeral
flag display case.
By
law, military funeral honors must be rendered to families
of deceased veterans who request such a service. The process
begins with a request by the family to the chosen funeral
director. A minimum time period of 48 hours should be allowed
for the Military Service to organize the detail.
What Can the Next of Kin Expect?
Core
elements of the military honors ceremony are...
Flag
folding: Assigned military personnel in the detail will
fold the American flag ready for presentation and eventual
storage in a funeral flag display case.
Flag
presentation: The ceremony includes flag presentation
to the next of kin at the appropriate moment. The folded
flag is then ready for storage and display in a funeral
flag display case. In most instances, funeral flag display
cases are to be provided by the family.
Playing
of Taps: A military bugler or electronic recording will
play Taps.
After the Funeral Ceremony
To
assist families in the grieving process, folded flags can
be memorialized in funeral flag display cases. Funeral
flag display cases are available in solid wood, and are
constructed using glued dovetail joints for strength and
durability.
Most
funeral flag display cases can be shown on a flat
surface. For optimal presentation a funeral flag display
case pedestal may be purchased from flag case suppliers.
Alternatively, funeral flag display cases can be wall mounted.
Many funeral flag display cases from eFlagCases.com come
with free funeral flag display case wall mounting hardware
as standard.
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