[PissAndVinegar]

Isn’t it 7 soldiers firing 3 ‘rounds’ each?
3 X 7 = 21

I honestly don’t know - never served, only a Boy scout :)

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

Yup. 3-shot volley by 7 gunners equals 21-gun salute to those who have fallen in battle.

TC

[MarineBrat]

Isn’t it 7 soldiers firing 3 ‘rounds’ each?
3 X 7 = 21

That is the definition of a 3 shot volley. Which is why reporters so often call it a 21 gun salute. A 21 gun salute is 21 seperate "shots."

Now I don't know if the article above really was a 21 gun salute or a 3 shot volley, I was just noting the common mistake that reporters seem to make so often.