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soda ash	Posted What is the significance of firing three shots at a military funeral?
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M827 Diamond Enthusiast	Posted Hide Post 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.
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soda ash	Posted Hide Post Thank you
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