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  • epic fail. nice hands squad leader

    

  • who really gives a shit if its a three round volley at least the men and women who gave their lives for us and this country deserve a 21 gun salute every damn day. and fuck obama. SEMPER FI

  • 21 gun salute is with field artillery

  • though nowadays rifle party almost always consists of 7 riflemen/women firing 3 rounds each, they actually provide 3 volleys of rifle fire and not a 21 rifle fire salute

  • President, ex-President, and President-elect of the United States - 21 gun (artillery) salute

    Vice President of the United States, Secretary Defense, and Secretaries of the Army, Air Force, and Navy - 19 guns (artillery)

  • Commadant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Naval Operations, and the Army and Air Force Chief of Staffs) all rate 17 guns (artillery)

    Three-stars rate 15, two-stars rate 13, and one-stars rate 11

    3 rounds fired by 7 riflemen = 21 (gun) rifle fire salute, this is performed for low rank soldiers up to colonels.

  • Full military honors

    President, ex-President, and President-elect of the United States - 21 gun salute (artillery) salute.

    Vice President of the United States, Secretary Defense, and Secretaries of the Army, Air Force, and Navy all rate 19 guns (artillery) salute.

  • Thank great grandfather, john manuel grover for your service.

  • Thank you soldiers. Thank you for our freedom.

  • As per Military protocol a Firing team of 7 men will fire 3 volleys

     This is a rifle salute. A twenty-one Gun salute is 3-7 line cannons

    fired individually until a count of 21 is reached, this salute is only reserved for Heads of State Or a President of the USA Past or present.

    the 3 volley salute is often misinterpreted by the Non-military

    as a 21 gun salute, it is not a 21 gun Salute.

  • LOL someone there needs a little more drill. Watch.

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  • how the hell did the comments on this video turn into a grammar lesson?

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  • kraigthorne, did I say that those making anti-Obama comments shouldn't have the right to do so? No. I said I found it disappointing. I also find flag burning disappointing.

    Don't put words in my mouth and try to pay attention.

  • @Kyriell07 To be honest I do not find the burning of anything to be speech. I find it to be assault (seeing as how burning is an act of violence).

  • Not impressed with honour gaurd's drill--sloppy by USMC standards.

    However, no disrespect whatsoever to USMC as fighting men. God bless them all, and safe home to those fighting today.

    George, ex Brit Airborne.

  • @Jigaboo123456 muffled sound on taps aswell

  • @MusicRater01 True. However, I was not nit-picking, I think that it is an honour to be in an honour guard, and that one should do it to the best of one's abilities. It is Rememberance Sunday in the UK this weekend, a day when we remember the fallen, I will be with the men and former members of my old regiment on Sunday, paying my respects.

  • Thank you, Today marks the Anniversary Death of 2 of my best friends.

  • Semper Fi Marines see you at the Gates

  • I have blessed family members both lost in wars and now fighting in the current war. I guess technically it is not a 21 gun salute but it's just what everyone calls it. I'm sure I'm so very wrong about this but I would think the soldiers who've fought and gave their lives for our freedom deserves the 21 gun salute....as opposed to anyone else. Guess it's just the way it goes but the President didn't fight in the war! God bless our soldiers and thief families, protect them Lord we pray.

  • These were our family-f riends, lovers and heros! I could say so much more but ai wont I love and miss them all!

  • As a former Marine and Taps player, all I can say is that I'm very disappointed reading the anti-Obama comments here. Must everything be politicized? You bring discredit on yourselves.

    Semper Fi!

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  • the president deserves a 21 gun salute alright!!! where was owe bow mao today?

    Total disrespect for the fallen!

    You will be remembered on election day barry!

  • Anyone notice that the Marines play the "Sousa" version of Taps with the dotted eight notes, while the rest of us play the original "Butterfield" version with the straight eight notes? Either way, it's always great to hear them use a real bugler and not the fake toy bugle. Great job Marines!

  • Keep your heads high. Obama will be gone soon.

  • That's right. A "gun" is a cannon in the military. A rifle is a rifle, a pistol is a pistol, a machinegun is a machinegun, and a GUN is a CANNON!

  • Uh, a gun is called a cannon in the military? You sure? The Army calls is weapons. I believe the Marines call them rifles, like their creed "This is my rifle"

  • Three rifle volleys may be fired at military funerals, and if you have seven shooters this does equal 21 shots. But this is NOT a "21-gun salute." In the military, a "gun" is a cannon, not a rifle. And any number of riflemen may be used as an honor guard at a funeral service, subject to availability. They will fire three volleys and the total number of shots will be dictated by the number of riflemen. An actual 21-gun salute is reserved for the president.

  • @novemunusunus Yes and no. The ruel on the definition of a word is "what the majority of the people think the word means" in other words if we get most of the USA to call a cow a "nova" then acording to american english we will get milk from a nova.

  • @kraigthorne Even if I were to give any credence to your definition of ruel, er, RULE, it would have the stipulation that it does NOT refer to a majority of IGNORANT people, which seems to be the way this country has been headed for some time.

  • @novemunusunus Spelling, pronunciations, and definitions of words are what ever the majority of the people who use them say they are. That is not my opinion, it is fact.

    With any luck our country will soon change dorection and start heading up.

  • @kraigthorne Technically you are correct, in that the common usage you described is how language is developed over time, but what that has to do with this video or these posts escapes me. Many have pointed out that this is not a 21-gun salute. They are absolutely correct, and I believe most are just trying to educate, not belittle anyone for not knowing the difference. Anyone with a desire to learn will thank them; those proud of their ignorance will attack the effort.

  • @novemunusunus You reiterated the point I made and then you wrote that my point escapes you. I was not trying to put you or anyone down. If it read that way I am sorry.

  • @kraigthorne No, your point has some validity, but is misplaced in this context. If someone calls a cat a dog because they don't know the name for the animal, they can learn it's really a cat. If, however, after learning the animal is called a cat they still insist on calling it a dog, well, the proper name for people who can't or won't learn ... is idiot. The idea that established usage of proper names should be turned upside down simply to assist idiots is beyond ridiculous.

  • WAR IS HELL...

  • @Orlonzo187 War is not Hell, because only the guilty go to Hell, but the inocent have to suffer War (so war is worse)

  • Who gives a shit about technicalities?

    It's a nice fuckin' send off!!! Leave it @ that

  • @Hovey79 : I may be very late in saying this, but I'll say it anyways. The salute of 21 guns is fired in honor of a national flag, the sovereign or chief of state of a foreign nation, a member of a reigning royal family, and the President, ex-President, and President-elect of the United States. Anyone who is entitled to a military funeral is entitled to the three rifle volleys, subject to availability of honor guard teams.

  • Kudos!

  • Let me say this, it doesn't sound very loud on here, but you will know that it is when your ears start ringing.

  • This is NOT a 21 gun salute. It is a 3 round volley by 7 riflemen.

    I have been in a military Honor Guard since 2003. We have preformed military rites at over 550 funerals (85 in 2009) for WWII, Korea, Vietnam & Gulf 1 Veterans.

  • what is 3x7 sherlock holems?? 21!

  • It has nothing to do with the amount of rounds fired a 21 gun salute is 21 artillery or navy guns

  • Technically it just needs to be twenty-one guns not naval guns or artillery. An M1 Garand is more traditional. And also its just clled a twenty-one gun salute not neccesarily 21 guns just 21 shots.

  • Actually the 21 gun Salute and the Volleys fired at Military funerals are two different things. The 3 volleys fired at a funeral are not a salute, but a funeral custom. It was dervived along time ago when they believed that the vollys fired would scare evil spirits away from the grave.

  • I'm pleased to see another veteran out there correcting people on this common misconception. What's even more interesting for the 7 x 3 people is that you don't always have or even NEED 7 rifleman, thereby debunking the whole "21 gun" business. From one veteran to another, thank you for your service, sir. God Bless.

  • Thank you Sir for your service.

  • @JackFlash1949 I believe this is a 21 gun salute.. 7 guns fired 3 time each is 21.. and my father in-law is a Vietnam vet and he is the one who told me this

  • @JackFlash1949 exactly if JROTC has taught me anything it was that the only person to get a 21 gun salute is the president and the vice vice president gets 19

  • @JackFlash1949 EXACTLY...NOT A 21 Gun Salute!!!!! Why, with the internet and it being so easy for people to find information and research things, are there so many misinformed, ignorant people?!

  • Semper Fi.

  • It always made me cry before,too. Now that it just happened right in front of me as my father's flag was folded and handed to my brother, it will always make me break down. RIP Gunnery Seargeant Edwin C. Woodley

  • I cry every time i see and hear the 21 gun salute and taps. My boyfriend is in the Marine Corps. Ya'll keep on doing what your doing out there Devil Dogs. OOH RAH!!!

  • Awesome video. These memorials always put a chill on my spine. I've also got a fallen soldier tribute video and song. When you get a sec, check it out. Its called 21 GUNS "Fallen Soldier Song" Thanks for this video.

  • JOHN I had the honor of firing a 21 gun salute for RFK in Berlin at tempohoft airport. Our barttery was stationed in Berlin at the time .Believe it was 61 or 62.

  • The Marine on the right (closest to the camera w/ the rifle) should be slapped.

  • I saw that as well, he was a good second off.

  • some off them was off when to fire in all.

  • THAT WAS NOT A GUN SALUTE - those are RIFLES and they "Fired THREE VOLLEYS" - Gun salutes are fired individually and with ARTILLERY and ONLY the President of HEAD of State is entitled to a 21 Gun Salute!

  • 21 gun salute is given only to the president and all Medal of Honor winners. The guns are not always Cannons. They are M1's at the grave site. The cannon's are for all ceremonies outside of the cemetery.

    I did my round of burial detail at Ft. Benning Ga. It was an honor to serve.

  • @rustyfan022000 Guns ARE Cannons, Howitzers, Artillery, etc. the M1s are weapons and the "three volley salute" at graveside are a custom that dates back to the US Civil War. where you can have as few as two or as many as eight in the firing party and they fire three times -

  • hey fuck u, u know how many people ive known had a 21 gun salute and had it with rifles, the president doesnt deserve shit the men who died deserve more than the president and its usually done at funerals or memorials for soldiers, so fuck u

  • @johnmichaelpix accualy the 21 gun salute was retired and no one receives it but they do have 3 volley fire with artillery but i know it was retired i just not sure who it was retired for i think for Ronald Reagan funneral 

  • @johnmichaelpix your a dumbass my uncle grandpa and cousin had a 21 gun salute and there all done with rifles every military funeral has 21 gun salute's done with rifles normally semi auto or bolt action

  • @coltsamurai Name calling will get you no where ...

    if you don't know what you're talking about don't post I have been photographing the final honors at Arlington National Cemetery for over 10 years & know the difference between a THREE VOLLEY SALUTE & a GUN SALUTE. Guns ARE Cannons, Howitzers, etc. the weapons & "three volley salute" at graveside are a custom that dates back to the Civil War. where you can have as few as two or as many as eight in the firing party & they fire times

  • @johnmichaelpix Thats funny - because both my grandfathers (E8 & MAJ.) received a 21 gun salute :) not to be critical on that...

  • semper fi we eat pies

  • Wtf does that even mean?

  • @pdsmith11803 actually, it's WTFO. What The Fuck, Over!

  • fuck you chenglokl i hope some one shits in your mouth and makes you eat it

  • The one at the front probably needed a few more rehersals, and as vegasche1023 said, it is indeed a 3 volley salute. Guns in the military refer to artillery pieces which is why those in the military do not call rifles 'guns'. 3 volley salutes are for funerals while 21 gun salutes are for showing respect for heads of state, like the president

  • Ronald Q. Klingman, L/Cpl USMC- killed outside Quang Doc, 4 June 1967... RIP, big bro.

  • Vietnam... The war. The pain. The tears. The courage. The fear. The memories. The fallen. All the Heroes who suffered with their brothers in pain. Let us never forget them. Not even one name. RIP POW/MIA
  • evictor09...Thank You for your service and sacrifices...MOST of us will never forget...God Bless You and God Bless Our Great Nation! (Great because of men like you!) The Socialists will wake up when they run out of other people's money....then they'll have to go to work!!God Help Us All!

  • No! 21 salute is played for Marines when they pass..

    My grandpa was a Marine and he passed this week and at the funeral they did it for him.

  • NO!! They did the "3-volley salute"............ 21-gun salute uses a battery of artillery pieces(mainly done by Navy ships)

  • I was told that is was the 21 salute. My grandpa also had Taps played for him.

  • First off I didn't mean any disrespect. I just realized how the "NO!!" in my previous comment looked, so im sorry. A lot of people including the media mistake it for a 21 gun salute. And yes Taps and the 3-Volley salute are the militaries final goodbye to the fallen.

  • It's okay. and well i was told it was the 21 gun salute by my grandpas best friend who was a marine also.

  • actually ur totally wrong..... my uncle being a marine... died in desert storm and got taps and a 21 gun salute so ur totally wrong about 21 is only reserved for presidents and head of state

  • Soz to hear bout u're uncle m8... my dad's in da RAF.. i hate it when they go to war... never known if he'll come back..

  • Please search Wikipedia for "21-gun salute" and scroll to the USA section.

    Then search Wikipedia for "3-volley salute"

    Quote:

    The three-volley salute is not to be confused with the 21-gun salute which uses a battery of artillery pieces.

    It is a common mistake to confuse the two.

  • No he's not. Military funerals are a 3-volley salute. Which can be executed with as few as 5 members and as many as 8. Obviously if you had 7 it would be a 21-gun salute. With that being said BritlronRebel is correct, even if is source is not the best in the world.

  • Just because 21 shots are fired doesn't make it a 21 gun salute(atleast not in the US). A rifle party usually has an odd number of members, from 3 to 7. I've never seen one with 8

  • britIRONrebel is captain america to save you from your freedoms by shear macho man like superpowers he acquired from watching too many TOP GUNN movies BRITIRONREBEL he's so macho on the outside to make up for his small penis size.. Thats usually the take on these neo turds like BRIT .. total idiots who have helped destroy the future of america for falling for such lies and bullshit. There's a nice place for him just south of heaven.

  • You also are proving your ignorance by not knowing what a BritIronRebel is.  Go look it up and learn along with those US military demographics.

  • Andrew jackson on his death bed was asked what difference he felt a made , his greatest achievement adreq jackson's reply " I defeated the BANK (of england) " Well marines today are fighting for the bank.. It's time you people pull your heads out of your asses and wake up to this horrible reality. Look in 1913 jekyll island .you'll get sick and very angry to see what these BANK's based out of london city london did to our country, You will see what soldiers are really fighting for TODAY

  • "Thats usually the take on these neo turds"

    So that's what you call yourself? Dude, it was YOU here dissing the military and acting like they are macho while you disrespect a ceremony of memorial for the fallen heroes.

    Again...you are free to leave this "evil" place. But, you're Mommie would probably have the police put out an Amber Alert for a missing CHILD if you left your bedroom.

  • you say this under a vietnam memorial 21 gun salute?????? America's soldiers protect our PRESIDENT and our CONSTITUTION as well as the right for ignorant, self-minded people like YOU to have the right to say what you please EVEN if it is disgusting and the most vile waste spewed from a fork tongued mouth. You may call us naive fools, we call you an unhonorable fool. Go to hell.

  • So, you use the term honorable like you are a KLINGON warrior from star trek. I dont accept your views nor your sacred religous cult praise to your fellow brothers for dying in service for the ULTRA ELITE BANKERS that see you as fodder. So go live in your "HALLMARK MOMENT" KLINGONISH star trek HONORABLE WARRIOR fantasy land but I'm here to tell you the TRUTH.. SO you GO TO HELL!

  • haha wow u really have no life and envy those who do huh u sick fuck if u have nothin good to say fuck off so watch ur fuckin emo videos some where else

  • hey bitch for your information how does our armed forces not protect america? without them iraq and Afghanistan would have been here along time ago u asshole without them we would never hand any protection so go back to school and learn somethin douche bag!

  • If it's so "evil" then no one is forcing you to STAY. Marines fought and died for your right to leave any time you choose. They also allow you to be free to be as big of a douchenozzle as you want to be and you seem to be enjoying that privilege to it's fullest.

    Go someplace else and show everyone what a tool you are...it's ain't welcome here.

  • ww2, 1812, 1776 , civil war real wars that protected America.  The rest .. Wars for big offshore banks to profit from to throw societies in debt to put them in debt to the same people manipulating the wars. Most marines today are marines because the oppurtunity has been stolen from their country and placed in other 3rd world countries so most dont have a choice but to join the military.

  • You don't know shit about what you are talking about.

    US Military demographics show MOST military come from middle class & well educated families. Look it up douchenozzle. I joined after getting a college degree and so did my Son.

    No one said shit about 'wars to protect America'..only that if it's so evil, then you are FREE to leave. You AREN'T free to do that in many other nations.

  • brit, Douche nozzle--(good one) now if you think about isnt a douche nozzle used to clean the shit out of people who are full of it like you?

  • Thanks for proving what a moron you are.

    You don't know the difference between a douche and an enema even though you are a douche.

  • "Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. Marines don't have that problem." - Ronald Reagan

  • Now, brit TRAITOR asswipe. I wont be able to read any of your comments till I get back to BAGDHAD. --- some of us have to do our job because it's the only thing that pays the bills not because it's the right thing to do. TRAITOR see you in hell

  • Yeah...right.

    You are probably still in middle school. At least I hope so because you are way too ignorant about the world to have even gotten a highschool diploma.

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  • A 21 "gun" salute involves a cannon:...from Arlington Cemetary website.

    "This practice originated in the old custom of halting the fighting to remove the dead from the battlefield. Once each army had cleared its dead, it would fire three volleys to indicate that the dead had been cared for and that they were ready to go back to the fight. The fact that the firing party consists of seven riflemen, firing three volleys does not constitute a 21-gun salute. "

    FYI

  • Okay, stop arguing about a 21 gun salute/3 round volley. Alright, admire the creation of the movie itself. Its to honor war heros, not bicker about pointless, petty arguments.

    Great movie, It's going as one of my favorites, my uncle served Force Recon under the United States Marine Corps, and I am on my way to becoming a marine 20080623

    Oorah, Semper Fi

  • I concur with the28infected.

  • its hoorah not oorah the28. lol

  • Hoorah is Army.

    Ooorah is Marines.

  • This isn't a 21-gun salute. It's a 3 volley salute.

  • 7 man squad three volleys equals 21 guns.

  • That doesn't make it a 21-gun salute, though. A 21-gun salute is a very specifically defined honor that in the United States is reserved for the President, foreign heads of state, and members of foreign royal families.

  • Not true, the 21 gun salute reserved for dignitaries is used with cannon, and thats the only difference. This is definitely a 21 gun salute, it isnt just coincidence that they get a seven man detail and fire three vollies.

  • It is a 3 volley salute and only that. "21 gun salute" refers only to salutes with cannon.

    Just because 21 shots are fired does not make it a 21 gun salute.

    Is there an official drill manual that calls them 21 gun salutes?

    Rifles are not "guns", and by definition cannot give a gun salute.

    Just because something is popularly described as something doesn't make it correct.

  • you know what i noticed, u think u know something so you got to all related videos and start posting because "you have all the answers" did you ever think you were wrong

  • I know something because I know the difference between 3 vollies and 21 guns.

  • Actually, any item that launches a projectile is considered a firearm, and a "gun" is a firearm. I know what you are saying, and I understand it, however, you are incorrect. A "gun" is used to imply a firearm, and the definition of firearm by law enforcement in the United States is "Any object or device that propels a object at a high velocity that can inflict mild to fatal injury." Hence, this is why paintball "guns" are referred as "firearms". So technically, yes, this is a 21 "gun" salute.

  • Perhaps, but the term "21 gun salute" in reference to military protocol has but one meaning. This video does not illustrate that at all.

  • ibagli just shut up about it and honor what the ceremony represents. Dont start arguements that are a waste of time.

  • It's a waste of time to disrespect those the ceremony honors by calling it something that it's not, so feel free not to scroll down next time you view a video. It's optional, you know. I prefer to bring attention to lies and deceit where I see them.

  • So in other words you just like making trouble. Just be quiet about it.

  • You should call the police. Obviously someone is sitting there forcing you to read this and respond. I do it of my own free will, but apparently you don't.

  • On Dec 21, 1992; My father, A career police officer of 34 years was buried. The line of police officers stretched for over a mile. He was given a 21 gun salute as he was buried. 7 officers standing in a row; fired 3 times upon command. A true 21 gun salute. Any more from the peanut gallery? (oh, he had been retired for 7 years).

  • I see both of your points...but ibagli is correct. This is a "Three volley Salute"

  • The "21 gun salute" it a term used by uniformed individuals representing an honorable life. the term is not directly correlating to the actual fire it is just represented by the firing of 21 shots. the number of guns is not part of the actual meaning.

  • You are 100% correct.

    A 21 gun salute is reserved for the President, former Presidents, and heads of state or royalty.

    They are not fired in unison in that case like the 3 volley salute where the three reports are what really matters and not the number of rifles, shotguns, or sidearms used. A 3 volley salute doesn't need to have 7, but may have any odd number. If available, the Navy will use a 3 cannon salute instead of rifles. Basically it's the number of reports and not the number of weapons

  • I hate to be the bearer of bad news, however, you are wrong. I am a funeral director and just the other day i had a gentleman who served in the USMC and was only a CPL (E-4). He received FULL military honors INCLUDING the 21 gun salute. Also, anyone who is buried in a National Cemetery (such as the one that i am at a lot) also receives FULL military honors.

  • I know that most people confuse the two and that is understandable.

    In military parlance, a "gun" is an artillery piece. The use of artillery fired one at a time, 21 times, is reserved for heads of state.

    What they fire at funerals are rifles.

    Every Marine is taught: "this is my rifle and this is my gun"

    (continued)

  • The rifle squad at funerals doesn't necessary have to be comprised of 7 rifles...so 21 reports are impossible.

    I can't post a link here, so I will send it to you in a YouTube message.

  • Great Video !

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