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Thanks for all the sincere thoughts regarding the funeral service this morning.
Pat, we arrived into the absolutely serene beautiful cemetery and were directed to a waiting point on the side of the entrance. Our retired priest was there to do a short service. It was perfect. And I must correct my assumption that the Gun Salute was a recording…..IT WAS NOT. IT WAS VERY LIVE AND LOUD. There were soldiers lined up and shooting real guns. The shells were given to Ron’s wife (Michalene) along with the flag. On the way out from the open pavilion the remaining empty shells were offered to anyone who wanted one. I took one and will bury it on our church property.
We all went to a nice restaurant and had a memorial lunch. There were 16 of us who attended this service. May Ron RIP.

<blockquote data-quote="K2-Mich" data-source="post: 1746281" data-attributes="member: 56230">Thanks for all the sincere thoughts regarding the funeral service this morning.Pat, we arrived into the absolutely serene beautiful cemetery and were directed to a waiting point on the side of the entrance. Our retired priest was there to do a short service. It was perfect. And I must correct my assumption that the Gun Salute was a recording…..IT WAS NOT. IT WAS VERY LIVE AND LOUD. There were soldiers lined up and shooting real guns. The shells were given to Ron’s wife (Michalene) along with the flag. On the way out from the open pavilion the remaining empty shells were offered to anyone who wanted one. I took one and will bury it on our church property. We all went to a nice restaurant and had a memorial lunch. There were 16 of us who attended this service. May Ron RIP.</blockquote>

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