[Mb-civic] For Soldiers' Farewell, a Crucial Drill - Washington Post

[William Swiggard]

<>For Soldiers' Farewell, a Crucial Drill
Burial Teams for War Dead Often Trained on the Fly

By Christian Davenport
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, July 16, 2005; Page A01

CORAOPOLIS, Pa. -- The pallbearers held the coffin at a perilous tilt. 
Their fitful marching was nowhere near "left-right-left" synchronicity. 
Even the flag draped over the coffin was rumpled at the corners.

"Hold it. Hold it!" Army Chief Warrant Officer Paul Dziegielewski said, 
shaking his head.

"Once you get the coffin up, keep it straight and level," he said, 
slashing a line through the air with his hand. The flag has to be draped 
smoothly, he chided, unfurling it at the sides.

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