Frank Buckles To Be Honored At Arlington

MiMr. Buckles will arrive to Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Amphitheater, and will be transferred to the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard.” to lie in honor at the Memorial Chapel. A constant vigil will be maintained by a single soldier during the time Mr. Buckles remains are in the chapel. There will be a Presidential wreath placed by Mr. Buckles’ casket.

8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mr. Buckles will lie in honor for the public to pay their last respects. The chapel is not wheelchair accessible. During this time we will have a video feed that will be displayed in the Visitor's Center for the public that cannot access the chapel.

1:30 p.m. The line closes for public viewing. 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The chapel will close to the public.

At approximately 4:00 p.m., the Old Guard soldiers will transfer Mr. Buckles from the chapel to a Caisson in front of the Amphitheater. Once this ceremony is complete the family will follow the Caisson to Section 34. Public attendees will be prepositioned in Section 34 where they can view the arrival of the Caisson and the interment service.

The graveside ceremony will be held in Section 34, within sight of General Pershing’s gravesite. The interment ceremony is open to the public. There will be wheel chair ramps for handicapped access to the gravesite for the interment service.

Mr. Buckles will be buried with full military honors, to include a caisson, escort platoon, a casket team, firing party and a bugler. The Soldiers conducting military honors are from the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard.”





Below is a link to the obituary from Joseph Gawler's Sons, Inc.,5130 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016 | 202-966-6400. There is an online Guest Book where message and condolences can be sent to the family.

Joseph Gawler's Sons -Frank Buckles

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