Photo by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 04.28.2022
Staff Sgt. Patty Gardiner, Bravo Company, 16th Ordnance Battalion, helps to fold the American Flag during funeral honors detail practice April 28 at Training Area 23. Gardiner volunteered for the extra duty, saying participation increases her appreciation for military service and “makes me feel like this is something bigger than myself.” (U.S. Army photo by T. Anthony Bell)...
Photo by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 04.28.2022
Newly assigned members of the Fort Lee Funeral Honors Detail prepare to fire a mock volley of shots during an April 28 training session. Soldiers assigned to the detail practice every step of military funerals and memorial services to ensure fallen active duty troops and veterans receive sendoffs commensurate with their service. (U.S. Army photo by T. Anthony Bell)...
Photo by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 04.28.2022
Sgt. 1st Class Waldemar Paoli IV, Delta Company, 832nd Ordnance Battalion, salutes a flagged-draped casket during a funeral honors detail practice session conducted April 28 at Training Area 23. Soldiers assigned to the detail undergo five days of focused instruction prior to performing the duties at an actual ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by T. Anthony Bell)...
Photo by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 04.28.2022
Funeral honors detail Soldiers move a casket toward a church truck after removing it from a vehicle during an April 28 practice session at Training Area 23. A 20-Soldier detail is always on duty here, covering funerals and memorial services within a 600-mile radius of Fort Lee. (U.S. Army photo by T. Anthony Bell)...
Photo by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 04.28.2022
Sgt. 1st Class Waldemar Paoli IV from Delta Company, 832nd Ordnance Battalion, presents a folded U.S. flag to a fellow service member during a funeral honors detail practice session April 28 at Training Area 23. The detail typically performs 30-45 funeral and memorial service events each month. (U.S. Army photo by T. Anthony Bell)...
Photo by Eric Pilgrim | Fort Knox | 11.10.2020
Maj. Gen. Joseph Calloway, commanding general of U.S. Army Human Resources Command, spoke at the first funeral service. He said he considered it an honor to speak to the families of 17 heroes....
Photo by Eric Pilgrim | Fort Knox | 11.10.2020
Cathy Plowman and a family member inspect a brick dedicated to her husband Ed, who died March 15, 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak....
Photo by Eric Pilgrim | Fort Knox | 11.10.2020
Members of the U.S. Army Human Resources honor guard fold the flag during one of four funeral services conducted at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff Nov. 10, 2020. The ceremonies were provided to families of 65 veterans who died during the COVID-19 pandemic....
