my sypmathy to you and your family for the loss. And I agree w/ you. Military funerals are so emotionally moving. Taps and the 21 gun salute... been to two funerals for loved ones that included that.
yeah.. i made sure to stand behind my grandmother because i knew she was going to have a hard time when they handed her the flag and then again with the noise of the guns. that honor guard is no joke. they all had the most, serious, undistracted looks on their faces i've ever seen. it was calming in a weird way. i'm not the biggest proponent of the military but i was very appreciative of the dedication of that group of men/women.
and thank you tia. it was pretty much something we all saw coming but it still sucked.