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firing party

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Noun1.firing partyfiring party - a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
firing squad
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
squad - a smallest army unit
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If a firing party is present, the volleys are fired before the sounding of Taps.
"Taps": a soldier's good night: since its creation during the Civil ... by White, John / The New American
Airman King Gipson, a member of the firing party who wants to go to aviation electronics technician school when he is finished, added, "I thought this would be something interesting to do and I got a chance to come to D.
Navy Ceremonial Guard: duty with honor by Wright, Ed / Naval Aviation News
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