[Scan-DC] Re: Fort Myer gun Salute to Honor Ford

[Alan]

Here's your answer....

Ceremonial gun salutes: On the day after receipt of notification of the 
death of a president or former president, one gun is fired every half 
hour, beginning at reveille and ending at retreat, at all Army 
installations equipped to do so. On the day of interment, a 21-gun 
salute is fired commencing at noon at all military installations 
equipped to do so. Guns are fired at one-minute intervals and service 
members do not salute. Also on the day of interment, at retreat, a 
50-gun salute, equal to the number of States of the Union, is fired at 
all military installations equipped to do so. The salute is fired at 
five-second intervals immediately following the lowering of the National 
Flag. Service members do not salute.

Alan
Maryland

Doug K. wrote:

> From Channel 4's website:


"Fort Myer Gun Salute To Honor Ford

FORT MYER, Va. -- Fort Myer will honor former President Gerald Ford with 
a 21-gun salute and a 50-gun salute Wednesday afternoon and evening.

The 21-gun salute will take place at noon, and the 50-gun salute will 
take place at 5 p.m.

When the 50-gun salute takes place, Fort Myer personnel will fire a 105 
mm Howitzer once every five seconds. They will use seven different 
cannon for that salute.

Fort Myer officials want the surrounding community to know that the 
booming noise they hear is just the salute and nothing more."

I bet the ECCs get calls on this... one wonders why they're doing it 
today and not yesterday during the funeral...

A _fifty_ gun salute?  Never heard of that before, anyone know anything 
about it?

Happy kabooming...

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