full military honors
noun
: a special military ceremony for a person who has died
He was buried with full military honors.
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Simon did receive his Dickin Medal posthumously, and he was buried in the Ilford Animal Cemetery in east London with full military honors.
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Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
The veteran, who was not identified in court, was later given a funeral with full military honors at Pikes Peak National Cemetery.
—Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The veteran, who was not identified in court, was later given a funeral with full military honors at Pikes Peak National Cemetery.
—Maria Braganini, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Monitor observed that exact Israeli strike, and the funeral the next day, when the Hezbollah officer was buried with full military honors.
—Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2025
That same impulse is evident in the air force’s decision to grant a funeral with full military honors to Ashli Babbitt, an air force veteran who was killed by police while trying to break into the House chamber during the January 6, 2021, insurrection instigated by Trump.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2025
They were given full military honors in the capital.
—Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Moore’s funeral was held at a Fort Worth church, and the 18-year-old was given full military honors.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
He was laid to rest at Bluff City Cemetery with full military honors in October 2024.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
The veteran, who was not identified in court, was later given a funeral with full military honors at Pikes Peak National Cemetery.
—Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The veteran, who was not identified in court, was later given a funeral with full military honors at Pikes Peak National Cemetery.
—Maria Braganini, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Monitor observed that exact Israeli strike, and the funeral the next day, when the Hezbollah officer was buried with full military honors.
—Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2025
That same impulse is evident in the air force’s decision to grant a funeral with full military honors to Ashli Babbitt, an air force veteran who was killed by police while trying to break into the House chamber during the January 6, 2021, insurrection instigated by Trump.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2025
They were given full military honors in the capital.
—Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Moore’s funeral was held at a Fort Worth church, and the 18-year-old was given full military honors.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
He was laid to rest at Bluff City Cemetery with full military honors in October 2024.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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