After a nice service at the church, we went to the gravesite for a few words.
The local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter provided a chaplain and men to perform a 21 gun salute. My step-father and his brothers were all in the service. My step-father served in Korea while the other brothers were stationed in Europe.
The roar of the gunshots were very loud. The children jumped and my aunt sobbed uncontrollably. It was very sad.
My cousin decided not to have the coffin lowered until after the ceremony because his mother and sister are heavily affected by all this and he doesn't want to make it worse for them.
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