The three-volley salute we see at military funerals is sometimes mistaken for a 21-gun salute, especially if there are seven members present in the rifle party. While seven rifles shooting three times does equate to 21 shots, it is not the same salute.
The gun salutes fired in the United States by rank/dignitary are as follows:
Number of guns Recipients
21
The President of the United States, former Presidents and Presidents-elect.
Foreign heads of state, heads of government and reigning monarchs.
19
Vice President of the United States, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President pro tempore of the Senate, Chief Justice of the United States, Members of the President’s Cabinet.
Governors of a U.S. state, the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Chief of Space Operations.
General of the Army, Fleet Admiral or General of the Air Force and Ambassadors, High Commissioners, and others whose credentials are at least equivalent to those of an ambassador.
17
Governor-General or Governor of a Territory, Commonwealth, or Possession of the United States or an area under U.S. administration, Committee of Congress, Assistant Secretaries of Defense, General Counsel of the Department of Defense, Under Secretaries of the Army, Navy, or Air Force.
Admiral, General.
15
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Vice Admiral, Lieutenant General.
13 Minister Resident; Rear Admiral (RADM), Major General
11
Chargé d’Affaires, Consul general, Consul, or Vice Consul when in charge of a consulate-general.
Brigadier general; Rear Admiral (lower half) (RDML)
7 Consuls accredited to the U.S. Vice-consuls when in charge of a consulate.
5 Vice-consuls and consular agents.
In addition there is a national salute where the current tradition holds the salute on Independence Day to be a 50 rounds—one round for each state in the union. This ‘Salute to the Nation’ is fired at noon on 4 July, on U.S. military installations. The U.S. Navy recognizes Presidents’ Day and Memorial Day with a 21-gun salute at 1200.
What is your assessment of the gun salute at Pedo’s “inauguration”?
President Trump’s departure salute
President Trump’s Inauguration salute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN1zIJc8PUU
Pres. Biden’s Inauguration Salute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIprRLYcteA
I wonder why 4 cannons for Pres. Trump?