Name/Title
Funeral of Frank BucklesEntry/Object ID
IMG3470Description
Twenty-four (24) color photographs of the funeral of Frank Buckles.
1-4 were taken while waiting for President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden to arrive:
IMG3470-1: Two men standing at steps of building.
IMG3470-2: Vehicles with cemetery in background.
IMG3470-3: Two men standing at steps of building, people and vehicles to the left.
IMG3470-4: Similar to #3, police car among vehicles to left.
IMG3470-5: Two men in U.S. Army uniforms, flanking Kerstin Budlong (friend of Buckles family).
IMG3470-6: Two men on sidewalk, back of wagon to the left, military band visible at the right.
IMG3470-7: Rider and horse with wagon, crowd in background.
IMG3470-8: Wagon, military band visible to right, crowd in background.
IMG3470-9: Wagon with casket.
IMG3470-10: Horses and riders.
IMG3470-11: U. S. Army soldiers carrying flag-draped casket.
IMG3470-12: Eight U. S. Army soldiers carrying flag-draped casket, and one more soldier in rear.
IMG3470-13: U. S. Army soldiers removing flag-draped casket from wagon.
IMG3470-14: U. S. Army soldiers in front of flag-draped casket.
IMG3470-15: U. S. Army soldiers carrying flag-draped casket near gravesite.
IMG3470-16: U. S. Army soldiers around gravesite; Susannah Buckles, daughter of Frank Buckles, is seated front row, far left.
IMG3470-17: Military band in cemetery.
IMG3470-18: Flag being presented to Susannah Buckles, daughter of Frank Buckles.
IMG3470-19: Blackfeet Nation Honor Guard, Browning, Montana, in background.
IMG3470-20: Rolling Thunder, Motorcycle Group.
IMG3470-21: Casket and wreath.
IMG3470-22: Casket with soil on lid; Susannah Buckles, daughter of Frank Buckles, brought soil from the family farm (Gap View Farm).
IMG3470-23: Gravemarker for General John J. Pershing. Frank Buckles admired Pershing and is buried near him.
IMG3470-24: People in cemetery after service.Acquisition
Accession
654Source or Donor
Budlong, KerstinAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Budlong, Kerstin and McDonald, Martha AnnPlace
* Untyped Place
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VANotes
Date: 2011 March 15