Either way, it's a solemn tradition with deep roots. It's different from the "three-volley salute" seen at military funerals, where a rifle party fires three rounds in succession. The three-volley ...

That conviction led him to establish the Logan County Honor Guard, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring veterans receive full military funeral honors, including a 21-gun salute ...

On 16 November 1776, the Continental Navy brigantine Andrew Doria, Captain Isaiah Robinson, fired a salute of 13 guns on ... fired at noon of the day of the funeral of a President, ex-President ...

"The three-volley salute is a ceremonial act performed at military funerals and sometimes also for police. "For funerals of presidents, a 21-gun salute using artillery and battery pieces is fired ...