21-gun salute: Reserved for heads of state, U.S. presidents and foreign dignitaries; 19-gun salute: Given to vice presidents, prime ministers and certain other high-ranking officials such as the ...

The U.S. military fires a 21-gun salute to honor significant individuals, events or symbols. Historically, discharging a firearm rendered it temporarily ineffective, signaling peaceful intentions.

Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a 96-gun salute was fired to represent Her Majesty's life.. The most common form of respect is a 21-gun salute, a practice observed by many countries around the ...

The University of Virginia has backed off its decision to nix the 21-gun salute from future Veterans Day events. On Saturday, President Jim Ryan said the salute will be reinstated next year ...

Crowds flocked to Castle Island to check out Old Ironsides and her annual Fourth of July turnaround in Boston Harbor, along with a 21-gun salute. The USS Constitution goes underway in Boston Harbor at ...

United States Marines fire a 21-gun salute in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., during a ceremony prior to the New York Mets game against the ...

Then, a salute with 21 rounds was named the presidential salute in 1842. Thirty-three years later, in 1875, the 21-gun salute was also named the United States’ international salute.

The president-elect will witness a 21-gun salute during his inauguration. Donald Trump salutes Marine One helicopter pilots after returning to the White House from Walter Reed National Military ...

On Sunday, September 11, a gun salute was held at Edinburgh Castle to mark the proclamation of King Charles III as sovereign, and to welcome him and his Queen Consort.