MCO 5069.20 2 Chapter 13 Flashcards
Where a military funeral can begin
Any designated place
Which person can be carried out head-first?
Clergymen
When does the band cease playing a hymn
When the next stanza ends
How many people are dedicated as flag bearers in a cremation ceremony?
Four
Where does the escort receive the body?
Designated place, chapel, cemetery, or grave
Each time the body bearers remove the remains?
Band renders prescribed honors followed by appropriate music
When remains are conducted to a crematory and ashes interred in a military ceremony, is Taps included?
No, ceremony consists only of escort to crematory
Where is Taps performed if the funeral is held at the crematory?
Outside
Who determines the positions of the band, escort, firing party, bugler, and other units?
Officer in charge
Where is the escort formed?
Opposite the place the remains are to be received
Where is the band formed?
On the flank toward which the escort is to march
What is the order of the first part of the procession?
Escort commander, band or bugler, escort in formation, clergy, pallbearers if riding, personal flag if rated… etc
What kind of music does the procession march to?
Slow time to solemn music
Where does the band form at the grave?
In line with and to the right of the escort. Escort forms in line facing the grave, at least 50 feet away
What happens as the body bearers remove the casket from the caisson or hearse at the grave site?
Escort commander says “Present, ARMS” the band renders prescribed honors if rated and then play appropriate music. Music stops when casket is placed on lowering device
