That sucks and yes, God honors him, which is what matters.
My dad had a lovely, solemn graveside ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in March of 2015, complete with the 21-gun salute and the “missing man” formation flyover. I remained stoic for Dad except for when “Taps” was played.
I’m glad your dad had such a beautiful ceremony. All of our heroes should be honored in that way.
Taps, and/or The Missing Man formation will reduce me to a pile of uncontrollable sobbing every time.
My father is in Gainesville, FL, National Cemetery. He got three guns (well, one three times) and a bugler.