SK2-USN (RET) Michael David Millican, 14 May 1947 - 20 March 2013.
Dad's funeral at Willamette National Cemetery, 10 May 2010.
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| Dad's remains in the black bag with gold cord |
Placing dad's remains for the memorial
"Taps"
Day is done
Gone the sun
From the lakes
From the hills
From the sky
All is well
Safely rest
God is nigh
The three volleys comes from an old battlefield custom. The two warring
sides would cease hostilities to clear their dead from the battlefield,
and the firing of three volleys meant that the dead had been properly
cared for and the side was ready to resume the battle.
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| passing the torch to the next generation |
Final resting place being prepared before burial
Laid to rest, pending permanent headstone
Till we meet again, Dad.
Fair winds and following seas.
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