How to fold a U.S. flag for military funeral ceremony | West Point Band 

I witnessed this yesterday at my grandfather's funeral. WW2 navigator. it was beautiful.

I love American flag so much.😊😇🥰😍🤗❤🤍💙💪🙏👍

"Thank You", for the proper protocol of the respectful way in folding and unfolding of our most precious American 🇺🇸 flag!

That’s why as a folder you have to be aware to make sure your second fold is shortened. Once you have done it enough times you will be familiar with each fold and by the sixth fold you can start making adjustments if necessary. There’s nothing wrong with crunching it back if you have to. In fact crunching it back actually aids in tightening it up. The second fold is crucial. If you do a full fold you will be left with not enough flag to tuck at the end GWV Mad River Community Veterans Honor Guard 🫡

I witnessed it today at my Uncle's funeral. I was (or should I say I asked to have )the flag presented to me at my Uncle's funeral, he was a very proud Marine of WW 2 and my Godfather

Best video on the military flag folding ceremony I have ever seen! Watch all the way to the end if you want to learn.

My dad passed on 17th March He was 94 Thank you for this

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Wow!

Great to know thank you (great job) could not ask for any better

Thank you for sharing.❤❤❤

I have a flag of my uncles and am sure it was folded wrong. I knew it was. But wasn’t sure what they did wrong.

It has been nearly 30 years since I witnessed this ceremony for my father. It was very touching. I seem to recall that the shells from the 21 gun salute were placed inside the flag. Is this true and proper? Just wondering. I also witnessed this for my husband's uncle who was in Normandy during World War II.

When the next of kin is military, what is the protocol for the transfer of the flag?

Karen, I am a member of a Veterans' Military Honor guard. We provide 3 fired shells to the Next of Kin, because often families don't realize the shells are in the flag (if placed there) and they think they didn't get them. Of course, the family is free to place them inside the flag after the ceremony.

I miss my family

What size flag was used?

I did it with an imperial iranian flag but works like an american flag

Any soldier that has conducted Military Funeral Honors at the pinnacle echelon of honors details knows that this presentation is extremely sloppy in its execution and that the soldiers uniforms are very poorly tailored/fitted, and their posture/bearing throughout the video are also quite below par. Unsat...especially given their NCO rank!

I hope nobody actually does what these 2 did in folding that flag. That was sloppy beyond belief. And downright disrectful. Ive seen boyscouts do better.

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The stars and stripes rag should be folded into a bin!