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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: Right_in_Virginia on April 16, 2020, 04:20:38 pm
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Soldiers at Arlington Cemetery wear face masks and mourners observe social distancing at 'modified' military funerals so heroes can still be honored during the coronavirus crisis
Daily Mail/UK, Apr 16, 2020
Soldiers are holding modified funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery so they can continue to honor war heroes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Guards were seen wearing masks during a military funeral for Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Belch at the cemetery in Virginia on Tuesday. Mourners observed social distancing at the service.
US Army soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion of the Old Guard or 3rd US Infantry Regiment were responsible for the rendering of honors at the funeral.
The Old Guard soldiers wore face masks while carrying out the Memorial Affairs mission which is required at all the funerals of the nation's army veterans.
Attendees of the funeral also wore face masks and complied with social distancing rules.
A soldier assigned to 1st Battalion presented the U.S. flag to Sgt. Maj. Belch's son, Robert Belch.
The soldiers were then pictured carrying the casket and draping it in the US flag while wearing the protecting facial coverings.
More with photos: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8225365/US-soldiers-hold-modified-military-funerals-Arlington-Cemetery.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8225365/US-soldiers-hold-modified-military-funerals-Arlington-Cemetery.html)
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This makes me feel very sad ... and very proud. :patriot: