[caisson71]

Dean's brother was not in the military but was given military honors when his remains were brought back to Hawaii for positive ID. I suspect Dean's panic attack was due to being surrounded by military personnel pissed at the elaborate ceremony for his brother which was far in excess than those for the real military men recovered from Nam.

[cspackler]

Dean's brother was not in the military but was given military honors when his remains were brought back to Hawaii for positive ID.

Yup, I remember that part. Is it not highly unusual for civilians to be given full military honors? Under what circumstances would that be considered "normal"? (Assuming by your tag that you have more knowledge on the subject than would I)