So says the Rev. Fred Phelps, who goes to
military funerals with signs saying «God hates you» and «Thank God for dead soldiers.»
Not exact matches
Last August, L.B. Floyd, who enlisted in the Army at age 14
with a fake document claiming he was 16, had a
military funeral.
The State House, where the
funeral took place has been filled
with tears from family, friends, statesmen and even people who never met the late
military officer who was lynched at Denkyira - Obuasi last week Monday.
Officials
with the New York Army National Guard and the New York Air National Guard are reporting that
military funerals for state veterans will total nearly 11,000 this year.
In line
with her own wishes, she will be given a ceremonial
funeral with full
military honours — the same arrangement employed following the death of the Queen Mother and Princess Diana.
The State Protocol Office, which early on outlined details of the late officer's
funeral service, indicated that, the deceased will be given a state burial
with «full
military honours.
Fascinated by the microcosm of Americana she saw around Hall, Granik checked in
with him repeatedly over the course of several years, as he married a Mexican immigrant, joined a cross-country bike trip from Missouri to Washington D.C., attended a series of
military - veteran
funerals, and more.
The
funeral plans evolve,
with the old friends briefly separating and then reconvening, as they then plan to travel
with a
military escort, a friend of the deceased, on a train.
This footage, which is longer than the film itself, includes excerpts from interviews
with presidential adviser George Ball, broadcast journalist David Brinkley, French journalist and historian Philippe Devillers, and political activist Tony Russo; additional excerpts from General William Westmoreland's interview; additional audio excerpts from presidential adviser Walt Rostow's interview; and scenes from a
funeral and a
military hospital in South Vietnam.
The 80 - minute performance included a sculpture of a smashed - to - smithereens 1967 Chrysler; Barney performing
with a dog sitting in a harness on top of his head; Aimee Mullins, the famous no - legged athlete who co-starred in one of Barney's epic Cremaster films, outfitted in a full - length glittering silver ball gown on a stretcher atop the car; a small marching band in terrorist masks and what looked like IRA
military uniforms; Barney methodically removing bits of the car's engine and putting them in these weird
funeral urns; and, last but not least, a gigantic bull garlanded in flowers
with its long, huge horns painted gold.
Standouts include Carrie Mae Weems» holographic narrative about race, sex, and politics portrayed by ghostly characters on a burlesque stage; The Propeller Group's video that draws parallels between
funeral practices in Vietnam and New Orleans, along
with the collective's sculptures of tricked - out musical instruments, which were also photographed
with members of Louisiana marching bands; Glenn Kaino's installation of water tanks that turn
military machines into coral reefs; Jean - Michel Basquiat's paintings and works on paper that reference the cultural legacy of the Mississippi Delta and the South; Camille Henrot's video exploration of the universe by way of the storage rooms of the Smithsonian Institution; Tavares Strachan's 100 - foot long neon sign declaring «You belong here» from a barge on the Mississippi River; and Andrea Fraser's monologue, in which she recreated a heated debate by New Orleans city council members during a 1991 vote to racially integrate the Mardi Gras krewes — changing her voice and expression as she dynamically alternated between speakers, both black and white.
A petition was created to encourage the armed forces to honor Wang
with a
military funeral.
Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, 11:00 am at Nativity Catholic Church, 5220 Johnson Street, Hollywood followed by burial
with military honors at South Florida National Cemetery, 6501 South State Road 7, Lake Worth, FL..