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Funeral of General of the Armies John J. Pershing Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall and Army Chief of Staff General Omar N. Bradley head a group of high ranking government officials viewing the remains of General of the Armies John J. Pershing who is lying in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol for a twenty-four period, before being removed to Arlington Cemetery for the final rites.

Under the watch of the US Air Force (USAF) 11th Operations Group (OG) Commander Colonel (COL) Douglas Legenfelder, members of the US Air Force Honor Guard perform a full-honors military funeral for Lieutenant General (LGEN) Keith K. Compton at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), Virginia (VA)

Members of a joint services honor guard surround the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era at the conclusion of the arrival ceremony in the Capitol rotunda. The Unknown will lie in state in the rotunda until Memorial Day and will then be taken to Arlington National Cemetery for a state funeral and interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

A special Joint Chiefs of STAFF (JCS) honor guard participates in the funeral procession for the Unknown Veteran of the Vietnam Era. From left to right: General (GEN) John A. Wickham, USA; Admiral James D. Watkins, CNO; GEN Charles A. Gabriel, USAF; and GEN John W. Vessey Jr., Chairman, JCS. They are accompanied by the senior enlisted men of their respective services

Admiral James S. Gracey, Commandant of the Coast Guard, attends the state funeral service for the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era, taking place in the Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Amphitheater. Following the service, interment will take place at the Tomb of the Unknowns

President Gerald R. Ford and Major General Frederic Davison Saluting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Veterans Day Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery

General (GEN) Charles A. Gabriel, CHIEF of STAFF, USAF, left, and Admiral James D. Watkins, CHIEF of Naval Operations, attend the state funeral service for the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era at Arlington National Cemetery. Interment will take place at the Tomb of the Unknowns following the service

A member of the 3rd Infantry (The Old Guard) presents a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery

US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Michael Griffith, Commander, 1ST Battalion (BN), 7th Field Artillery Regiment (1/7th FAR), 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Infantry Division (ID), salutes and pays respect to a fallen Soldier during a simulated funeral ceremony held as part of Exercise NOBLE SHEPHERD, an ongoing USA mission rehearsal exercise conducted at the USA 7th Armys Hohenfels Training Area (HTA), Bavaria, Germany (DEU)

Obsequies of General Grant. Headquarters veterans division. General orders No. 7. The Major General commanding the veterans division, in the funeral column that followed the remains of the late General Grant to the tomb, at Riverside Park ... de

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Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 129, Folder 29a.

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Funeral obsequies of the late President Lincoln, in Rutland Vermont, Wednesday, April 19, 1865.

Obsequies in honor of Andrew Jackson. Eulogium by George M. Dallas, vice president of the United States, on the occasion of the Jackson obsequies at Washington square, in the city of Philadelphia, 26th June, 1845:

Obsequies in honor of Andrew Jackson. Eulogium by George M. Dallas, vice president of the United States, on the occasion of the Jackson obsequies at Washington square, in the city of Philadelphia, 26th June, 1845:

Funeral obsequies of President Garfield, September 19th, 1881. Presbyterian church, Sag-Harbor [Sag Harbor], N. Y.

Obsequies in honor of Andrew Jackson. Eulogium by George M. Dallas, vice president of the United States, on the occasion of the Jackson obsequies at Washington square, in the city of Philadelphia, 26th June, 1845:

Funeral obsequies of the late Pres't A. Lincoln, Columbus, O., April 29, 1865

Funeral obsequies of the late President Lincoln, in the Congregational church, Rutland, Vt. Wednesday, April 19th, 1865. Order of exercises ... [Rutland, Vt. 1865].

The Peabody Obsequies. [Portrait of Queen Victoria.]

Obsequies in honor of Andrew Jackson. Eulogium by George M. Dallas, vice president of the United States, on the occasion of the Jackson obsequies at Washington square, in the city of Philadelphia, 26th June, 1845:

Obsequies in honor of Andrew Jackson. Eulogium by George M. Dallas, vice president of the United States, on the occasion of the Jackson obsequies at Washington square, in the city of Philadelphia, 26th June, 1845:

Obsequies in honor of Andrew Jackson. Eulogium by George M. Dallas, vice president of the United States, on the occasion of the Jackson obsequies at Washington square, in the city of Philadelphia, 26th June, 1845:

Funeral march dedicated to the memory of Abraham Lincoln by Pvt. Major General J.C. Barnard; played at the obsequies of the late president of the United States by the U.S. Marine Band.

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