Either way, it's a solemn tradition with deep roots. It's different from the "three-volley salute" seen at military funerals, where a rifle party fires three rounds in succession. The three-volley ...

The cannon's roar and the shots from the 13-musket salute marked the arrival of the Marquis de Lafayette, a figure whose impact is felt not just in the United States, but in France and in the ...

With more than 200 people expected to be in attendance, the ceremony will feature a musket salute followed by a wreath-laying ceremony, which will be led by VanBuren. “We think it is critically ...

U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam on March 29, 1973, and 13 years since Vietnam Veterans Day was first proclaimed in 2012 by President Barack Obama.

Former President Daniel Moi will be accorded a 19-gun salute in a series of elaborate military ceremonies leading to his burial on Wednesday. Mzee Moi died on Tuesday aged 95. A 19-gun salute is ...