Gun salute
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A gun salute or cannon salute is the use of a piece of artillery to fire shots, often 21 in number for higher ranks, with the aim of marking an honor or celebrating a joyful event. It is a tradition i
A cannon on a naval vessel's deck fired during the arrival of a dignitary
Het kanonschot painting by Willem van de Velde the Younger.
The Saluting Battery in Valletta firing a gun salute
21-gun salute
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A 21-gun salute is the most commonly recognized of the customary gun salutes that are performed by the firing of cannon or artillery as a military honor. As naval customs evolved, 21 guns came to be f
Gun salute
…A gun salute or cannon salute is the use of a piece of artillery to fire shots, often 21 in number for higher ranks (21-gun salute), with the aim of marking an honor or celebrating a joyful event. It is a tradition in many countries around the world. Firing cannons is a maritime…
The U.S. Navy Munitions Command, detachment Sewell's Point, performs a 21-gun salute at Iowa Point in honor of former President Gerald R. Ford's death a few days prior.
21-gun salute from Kronborg Castle to mark the 69th birthday of Queen Margrethe II
75mm gun firing 21 shots near Les Invalides for the inauguration of François Hollande as President of the French Republic