21 Shot Salute
Gun salutes are the firing of cannons as a military honor. Gun salutes have their origins in naval tradition, where a warship would fire its guns out to sea until all ammunition is spent to show it was disarmed. As customs evolved, 21 volley salutes were fired for heads of state, with the number decreasing with the rank of the individual.
Recent 21 Shot Salute Questions
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Where did 21 gun salute come from?
Jan 27, 9:49am - Originally warships fired seven-gun salutes. Land batteries w...
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Why is there a 21 gun salute in a military funeral?
Jan 25, 9:54pm - At military funerals 3 volleys of shots are fired in honor of...
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Why are there 21 shots fired in the 21 gun salute?
Jan 21, 7:24pm - U.S. Navy regulations for 1818 were first to prescribe a mann...
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Why does the military do the 21 gun salute?
Jan 21, 2:23pm - Warships fired seven-gun salutes; land batteries could fire t...
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Why do they have a "21" gun salute? Why 21 shots?
Jan 20, 10:59am - Early regulations stated that a ship would fire seven guns, t...
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What is the purpose of 21 in a 21 gun salute?
Jan 16, 7:10am - The tradition of the 21 gun salute began with the early Briti...
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What is the significance of 21 shots at a 21 gun salute?
Jan 15, 7:30pm - The National salute of 21 guns is fired in honor of a nationa...
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How many men are needed for a 21 gun salute?
Jan 13, 9:28am - A 21 gun salute given only t the arrival of the casket of a f...
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Why is it a 21 gun salute in military funerals. what is the significance of 21?
Dec 09 2011, 3:25pm - Land batteries were able to fire three guns for every shot fi...
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Why the number 21 in a 21 gun salute?
Nov 11 2011, 10:04pm - When a person from the military dies, seven soldiers fire off...
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Why do they fire 21 shots for a 21 gun salute?
Oct 10 2011, 9:13pm - The original salute was 7 guns, perhaps chosen for astrologic...
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Why are there 21 shots in a 21 gun salute?
Oct 03 2011, 12:51pm - The British national salute was 7 guns, but those ashore coul...
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What do the 3 shots at a 21 gun salute symbolize?
Sep 15 2011, 8:50pm - The sound of 3 guns firing signals that the dead had been pro...
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What is the significance of the 21 gun salute? Y 21?
Aug 21 2011, 2:23pm - Land batteries were able to fire three guns for every shot fi...
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How many gun shots on the 21 gun salute?
Aug 11 2011, 2:19pm - Although there doesn't appear to be a specific number, the nu...
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Why is there 21 shots in a 21 gun salute?
Jul 28 2011, 11:26pm - We used to salute according to how many stated there were. Th...
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Why does the Solder March 21 time at the tomb?
Jun 26 2011, 9:25pm - The soldiers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier march 21 step...
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How many shots are fired in a gun salute for an American solider?
May 27 2011, 3:41pm - In a gun salute 21 shots are fired. That is why it is called ...
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Why is there 21 shots in a 21 shot salute?
May 25 2011, 12:25pm - IT wstarted with 7 gun salutes in he 14th century because tha...
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What does a twenty one gun salute symbolize in the mlilitary?
May 23 2011, 9:51am - 21 gun salutes began as tribal rituals of laying down weapons...
