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To: Right_in_Virginia

The horse drawn caisson is an honor given to POW’s. I attended such a burial in Arlington for a WW2POW friend.


1,854 posted on 09/02/2018 7:27:27 PM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever!)
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To: Freee-dame

Still, all and all, Johnny put together a damn good funeral.

If he had worked this hard at putting together rallies in 2012, he might just have won.

Nah. Not even Palin could save him.


1,857 posted on 09/02/2018 7:31:18 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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The horse drawn caisson is an honor given to POW’s. I attended such a burial in Arlington for a WW2POW friend.


From this article....

...Those honors are reserved for officers and those killed in action.....

https://www.stripes.com/news/families-of-former-pows-angry-loved-ones-can-t-receive-full-honors-at-arlington-1.523477


1,860 posted on 09/02/2018 7:35:53 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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