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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Recent Examples on the Web Funeral services with full military honors were held Tuesday at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. —Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2023

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