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Why the number "21", in a 21 gun salute
Asked by mere dil,
24 Jul '10 04:05 pm
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Twenty one Guns are fired in US National military Salutes because the digits in 1776 added upto 21
Answered by Sia, 24 Jul '10 04:05 pm
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Today, the national salute of 21 guns is fired in honor of a national flag, the soverign or chief of state of a foreign nation, a member of a reigning royal family, and the President, ex-President, and President-elect of the United States. It is also fired at noon of the day of the funeral of a President, ex-President, or President-elect, on Washington's Birthday, Presidents Day, and the Fourth of July. On Memorial Day, a salute of 21 minute guns is fired at noon while the flag is flown at half mast. Fifty guns are also fired on all military installations equipped to do so at the close of the day of the funeral of a President, ex-President, or President-elect.
Gun salutes are also rendered to other military and civilian leaders of this and other nations. The number of guns is based on their protocol rank. These salutes are always in odd numbers. For example, the Vice President of the United States, Secretary Defense, and Secretaries of the Army, Air Force, and Navy all rate 19 guns. ...more
Answered by Pardeep kapoor, 24 Jul '10 04:13 pm
Gun salutes are also rendered to other military and civilian leaders of this and other nations. The number of guns is based on their protocol rank. These salutes are always in odd numbers. For example, the Vice President of the United States, Secretary Defense, and Secretaries of the Army, Air Force, and Navy all rate 19 guns. ...more
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A 21 gun salute is a military honor which is accorded to someone such as a visiting head of state or an object such as a national flag. Gun salutes have been used for ceremonial purposes since firearms were invented, and the precise numbers of guns or other artillery weapons fired tends to vary, depending on the nation and the level of honor which the salute is designed to imply. One famous form of the 21 gun salute is in the three volley salute, a gun salute which accompanies high-ranking military burials.
The history of the 21 gun salute is actually far older than the gun itself. Since ancient times, people with peaceful intentions have approached with their weapons held in a way which disables them. For example, people carrying spears might drag them along the ground. The disability of the weapon implies a genuine peaceful intention, and also an honor, as someone with a disabled weapon is in the power of someone with a functional weapon.
The earliest form of the gun salute was ...more
Answered by gkr, 24 Jul '10 04:01 pm
The history of the 21 gun salute is actually far older than the gun itself. Since ancient times, people with peaceful intentions have approached with their weapons held in a way which disables them. For example, people carrying spears might drag them along the ground. The disability of the weapon implies a genuine peaceful intention, and also an honor, as someone with a disabled weapon is in the power of someone with a functional weapon.
The earliest form of the gun salute was ...more
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11 looks too cheap ...51s is much expensive ..so i guess 21 they selected
Answered by Jazz, 24 Jul '10 03:59 pm
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