“The details of the funeral, its location, and the matter of the tombstone will be agreed upon between military authorities, in accordance with accepted customs, with the goal of honoring the ...

A US Navy Captain Ordered a Military Funeral for a Kamikaze Pilot During WWII. Here's Why PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ...

The Missouri's captain ordered a military burial at sea with full honors, marking one of the more unusual and little-known episodes of World War II. The pilot received the same funeral that the ...