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  • Precision, timing, synchronization are keep elements to military honors at a funeral. The soldiers that preform these ceremonies constantly practice and training to reach and then maintain these skills. Here 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon of the Honor Guard Company practices in the company area how to carrying the casket and fold the flag.
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  • Around each funeral at Arlington you will see three to four soliders in their dress blue uniform guarding the ceremony from a distance of 100 or more yards away. They are called "Supers." They position themselves near roads or in the open to prevent others from accidentally intruding on the ceremony.
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  • Soldiers of a full honors funeral waiting for the casket to arrive for transfer to the caisson.
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  • Injured soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital participate in horse therapy at the Caisson Stables on Fort Myers. On this day one soldier and two staff members rode the horses in different positions in order to work different muscles.
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