[vetvetdoug]

I was on a detachment for the USAF Honor Guard at a funeral in New Orleans. I was at the head of the casket and as we began to lower the casket onto the carriage the ground beneath me gave way..Luckily I was the only one that went into the hole. The OIC came over and gave me a hand to get out, I retook my position with better ground and we finished the honors and funeral. My uniform was trashed though. I thought we handled the situation well..no one cussed, no one showed surprise, and no damage except the jokes that were given to me on the bus on the way back to Keesler. The crowd was at first aghast but when they saw how we handled the situation everyone went on with the respect and honor for the deceased.

[ABN 505]

I could write a book about some incidents at at funerals as an Honor Guard participant but most of them involved members of a protected class of people who cannot be named.

[FreedomPoster]

Sounds like the best outcome possible for a bad situation. Kudos.