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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Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was due to be buried on Saturday with full military honors. —Reuters, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024

The mother of two had served in Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces -- and her family tells Kenya’s The Star newspaper that Cheptegei will be buried with full military honors on Saturday. —Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024

At the funeral, Brooks received full military honors, The Guardian reported, noting that Patriot Guard Riders on motorcycles escorted his hearse while members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars gave him a 21-gun salute. —David Chiu, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024

The labs’ work allowed Donna Kennedy to bury her cousin, Cpl. Charles Ray Patten, with full military honors this month in the same Lawson, Missouri, cemetery where his father and grandfather are buried. —Josh Funk, Fortune, 27 May 2024

Once family members are told about the identification of their loved one, the military works with the families to conduct a burial with full military honors. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 May 2024

The remains of over 450 Americans who died in the Korean War have been identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honors, according to the DPAA. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 15 May 2024

The remains are returned to families for burial with full military honors, the agency said. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 May 2024

The family plans to hold a memorial service at a church in Bend on Thursday, followed by a ceremony with full military honors. —CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024