Burials at Sea - Military Full Body Burial with Casket - [Funerals Your Way]

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When it comes to military burials, burials at sea refer to either full-body water burial or the water burial of cremated remains in a biodegradable urn. The U.S. Navy provides this service to all who are eligible. To learn more visit www.va.gov/burials-memorials/...
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00:05 - Introduction - Full body Burial at SEA
01:45 - Requirements by the Military
02:43 - Removal and Drilling
03:41 - Sand Placement
05:10 - Body Burial Preparation
06:44 - Banding Tools and Preparation
08:40 - American Flag Draping
08:53 - Military Casket Ceremony
10:41 - Conclusion
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Burial in a national cemetery is open to all members of the armed forces who have met a minimum active-duty service requirement and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. A Veteran’s spouse, widow or widower, minor dependent children, and under certain conditions, unmarried adult children with disabilities may also be eligible for burial. Eligible spouses and children may be buried even if they predecease the Veteran. Members of the reserve components of the armed forces who die while on active duty or who die while on training duty, or were eligible for retired pay, may also be eligible for burial.
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[@davidatovar]

My father was a Korean war navy veteran and he told me often he wanted to be buried at sea when he passed, unfortunately this option wasn't brought to light. He was cremated and his ashes were divided in two I received half and another family member got the other half. I was determined to grant his wishes and being a avid deep sea fishermen I carried his ashes in a weighed paper container which I hoped would get him down and release him into the Pacific Ocean as it deteriorated. Somewhere passed Catalina Island. I do wish he could have received this type of honor he deserved.

[@Stargazer69]

This is fascinating. I had no idea that people were buried at Sea in full caskets. It's kind of creepy to think that there are a bunch of deceased people at the bottom of the ocean.

[@1320_KEN]

Shid not anymore it’s probably just clothes now sadly

[@danrussell3439]

@@1320_KENno cloths the body is placed in a biodegradable bag

[@DeepFriedDave]

why is that creepy? where do you think people end up when their ships sink as ships have been sinking since humans started building them

[@ericwashington1100]

No creepier than being buried in the ground where you walk every day. So many new housing developments are being built on top of grave yards every day. That's whats creepy

[@a.h.s5152]

My bud and co worker that died an few years ago was an marine and was cremated he wanted his ashes thrown in the ocean that's what he had done, he was an Vietnam veteran, I enjoyed hearing his stories.

[@kerrijohnstone7588]

I am a veteran from Australia, may I say well done. You are respectful, diligent, and you show your veterans the respect they deserve and they have earned, Salut!

[@jerryyancey6185]

I was part of a military funeral from 1970 to 1972 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We were all active duty sailors. I'm now 80 years old and still remember those days. 01 May 2023.

[@automatedelectronics6062]

It's good that the military caught up with the preparations. Even back in the early 2,000's, often with a burial at sea, using a casket, it would float. After the ship pulled ahead and the floating casket was no longer visible to anyone on deck, sailors out of sight on the aft deck would shoot the casket until it sank.

[@chrislewis7238]

How this casket was prepared was exactly how it was done back in the 80's when we did a burial at sea. A floater (as we called them) was a rarity but the Gunner's mates were always standing by..

[@scorpio54williams96]

Oh Wow

[@robr2389]

Interesting. My late Dad was full body buried at sea in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Pompano Beach, Florida. 34 years ago yesterday. He was a US Navy veteran of the Korean War. The Navy didn't participate in his burial. We took him out on a private drift fishing boat. Someone asked if embalmed. Our Dad was. He was not casketed. He was in a shroud. The funeral director told us they used 150 pounds of lead shot in the shroud. They just slid him out from under the American flag and folded it and presented the flag to our Mom. It was a nice service. We fished - trolled - on the way out and back in. That's what he would've wanted.

[@carondean2960]

Much respect to your dad and a lovely thing done by his family to give him the send off he would have wanted . I actually thought all bodies were buried at sea like this , it seems a good way to do it . Thank you for sharing I'm glad you did .

[@robr2389]

@@carondean2960 Thank You. Yeah, it was what he always wanted. Burial at sea. He got it. The idea used to scare me when I was little. Not as I got older. Someone mentioned they didn't know they did casketed at sea burials. Neither did I. I had always thought it was done either by tightly wrapping or shrouding and weights.

[@karenroy9045]

I would like to thank him for his service.

[@robr2389]

@@karenroy9045 Thank You Karen. I appreciate that. In some small way, I suppose the US Navy did have a hand in it. I was active duty at the time. Wore my tropical whites for the burial. The funeral director and assistant folded the flag, presented it to me and I presented it to our Mom. Hadn't thought of this in a long time.

[@alvisjenkins1305]

Thinking now about all of the human bodies buried or lost in the sea, and I eat of fish taken from the sea and tastes so good.

[@jeffreyowens8940]

very interesting, thanks for your service!

[@theorangecircle1066]

Appreciated this video. Thank you for posting, and for the family allowing you to share this video with viewers.

[@calvinbealer7264]

Thank You Very Much for Sharing This.

[@haukepowers8491]

excellent wonderful video...very impressed...I had no idea the Navy was so exacting as per the requirements of the casket and body prep...

[@dawnmyers9454]

Thank you for caring for our Veterans. Great video! Appreciate knowing the process of preparing the body and casket for burial at sea.

[@annafiorentin7120]

What's so caring about it they put holes in the casket so they can be fish bait. Would you want your loved one put in a casket has been destroyed inside that you probably had to pay for. Trash bag lining and laundry soap. Not me I'll be upset. No respect at all. Well I forgot about the 150 lb bag of sand.

[@Inspirechattv]

Beautiful content love it

[@seaburials]

Excellent video and information.

[@AuntBee59]

That’s amazing.🙏❤️

[@caroljohnston4018]

Thank you for your service sir ❤

[@raulbajen3082]

thank you

[@raymondvia3786]

Watch the KZbin video of the sea burial of Loyce Edward Deen. He was buried at sea in his shot up TBM Avenger from the fantail of the USS Lexington I think.

[@matthewcaughey8898]

The aircraft was still flyable. What happened was the powered rear turret was absolutely wrecked and despite their best efforts the maintainers and mechanics couldn’t get his remains out of the plane and be respectful about it. So to give him a respectful send off they pushed the plane overboard with his remains still stuck in the turret. Of note they draped an American flag over the turret wreck

[@Unlike230]

Wow very interesting

[@KnightRider1983]

You would think the casket companies would make a casket especially for this so the funeral directors wouldnt have to do the extra work of ripping out the lining, sand, etc.

[@Funeralsyourway]

It would not be worth it. Burial at sea like this is not that common

[@fifty9forty3]

A casket can be ordered from the manufacturer minus the interior, and they might even vent it if requested. A military vessel is not necessary for this service, acquiring one would require added government paperwork, and if one is used it need not, and probably would not be an aircraft carrier.

[@nhiemtran9775]

Very interesting.

[@adamnewell5807]

I love your standing rock shirt!

[@starbuc88one]

Thank you for doing this. Very informative and fascinating.

[@lindagomez3114]

How wonderful they took him by Aircraft Carrier. God Bless

[@virginiafry9854]

Metal casket!?!?!? That can’t be easily biodegradable! Why wouldn’t wood be better, seeing that no plastic etc is allowed in the casket? I can understand not using only a shroud (decomposition).

[@jamesw3017]

Over time the metal will rust, what doesn't deteriorate will become a part of a reef

[@BostonSteve922]

Both very interesting and sad

[@billphillips3289]

The drill. Helps if you set it the correct way. Everything else is wonderful.

[@NKdidit.24]

Someone always telling someone how to do their job. Typical man

[@iMatchEnergyLikeABoss]

Question please, after placement into the casket, is the body then secured down?

[@mapmanlxii1715]

Wow tremendous amount of extra work for the funeral directors. Thank you for your service!

[@l7846]

Don't worry, the funeral 'home is getting paid for that time!

[@peterleigh7485]

Can't the casket makers just make a casket without the trimmings ready to be ready for burial

[@stacie4635]

Is all that water pressure going open casket since y’all added wholes

[@larryboysen5911]

He is not alone, when one thinks of all the sailors which went down with their vessels in the sea battles throughout history...as well as civilian ship disasters!

[@DeepFriedDave]

you think they're having get togethers down there? 🤣

[@lynnleigha580]

Is there a specific spot they release the casket? If so, is it one big underwater graveyard, with caskets scattered about? Is that part of the water off limits to boats and divers?

[@victoriahazard1181]

Good?

[@robr2389]

I can tell you this Lynn. When we buried at sea our Dad 34 years ago, the drift fishing boat captain told us the ocean depth was nearly 900 feet. I do remember the charter boat captain had to record the latitude and longitude coordinates because the EPA required that. That depth is far too deep for any recreational diver to reach.

[@chrislewis7238]

No specific spot , as long as its far enough away from shore and deep enough.

[@DonteCarroll]

Is the body secured? It seems like it will move etc once it is overboard

[@melissagayheart7716]

Thank u for showing this, i always wondered how a burial at sea was done if the person isn't cremated...does all the natural stuff mean u can't do embalming? If they can't have embalming can the body be ok enough to do calling hours? Like decaying wise ...I couldn't think of a more respectful way to say that last part lol

[@patrickdempsey9886]

May he rest in the peace of God

[@waterheaterservices]

Amen

[@DeepFriedDave]

It can take a day or two for the ship to get to the burial spot. Do they keep it in a giant fridge or freezer on the ship during this time so it doesnt start smelling really bad?

[@Muffins-nz7bw]

Rip ❤😢 To our Navy men ❤

[@roybeau4599]

If preparations are needing to be environmentally friendly within the caskets' materials. Can a embalmed body be buried at sea?

[@Funeralsyourway]

yes - most if not all are embalmed. They are often flown to the final destination before being placed on the military ship.

[@janeordway4841]

Are the Bodies embalmed?

[@kayyjohnson8325]

No

[@curb9170]

Interesting there is no Name / Info Placed on the casket.

[@joachimwolfram2460]

Hallo ich habe da eine Frage zu. warum musste der Sand aus dem Plastikbeutel raus genommen werden ?? vielen dank, und gruß aus flensburg-deutschland

[@DeepFriedDave]

Denn Plastik ist nicht biologisch abbaubar und nur biologisch abbaubares Material darf im Meer vergraben werden

[@krismarsiglia9095]

Could a cotton or hemp cloth not be used in place of leaf bags??

[@chrismc410]

Yes

[@squalli1297]

I've been in the death industry over 40 years & didn't know they use metal caskets for burials at sea. I'm not sure if embalming is allowed prior since formaldehyde is a carcinogen. If they are embalmed, I wonder if crustaceans would still feed if they managed to get through the holes & if they'd know the difference. It's just a thought.

[@chrislewis7238]

Can you imagine what it would be like if a wooden casket was used ? Human bones washing up on shore all over the place. You're worried about the embalming fluid? When I was in the Navy I know what we were allowed the throw in the ocean that's why I don't eat anything that comes out off it.

[@MrKwelrich]

@@chrislewis7238 wow! The best thing to do is not to eat anything.

[@josephbennett3482]

Bodies for disposal at sea aren't embalmed they're just washed and wrapped up without any other preparations.

[@nandolopes9897]

@@josephbennett3482 that is why she had concerns about the odour.

[@sillyrful]

@Squalli look at the answer that yes most are embalmed from the video poster

[@dipsychology]

So we are filling the see with metal caskets too ……

[@DeepFriedDave]

lol filling the sea? Do you know how big and deep the "sea" is?

[@dennisbouma37]

How does it work when you die on the ship on a long mission?

[@DeepFriedDave]

Then you get covered in a shroud with weights and dumped overboard.

[@mylittlerebornfarm756]

Also The flag should have been pressed

[@glenperry9048]

Would it be possible to order the casket without the lining? Would this save some of the expense?

[@Funeralsyourway]

I do not think so. If the purpose of your question is to save money - it would make no difference

[@carondean2960]

So sorry and forgive me for my ignorance but why a metal casket with plastic ties when a wooden one would break down over time as would cotton ties . Much respect . Caron.

[@IP0Monsturd]

Anything metal would corrode quickly in salt water. The casket that JFK was placed in for his return to Washington from Dallas was disposed of in exactly this way.

[@chrislewis7238]

The straps are made out of metal too. Wood not good! You don't want the box to break down before the body.

[@carondean2960]

@@chrislewis7238 ahh I can understand that. In these days tho you'd have thought they would have come up with something that wouldn't like at the bottom for eternity. Thanks for replying x

[@bas6983]

Wood is floating and you would need a huge amount of extra weight to make sure the casket is sinking. In the early days the burrial would have been done in a “bag”

[@chrislewis7238]

@@carondean2960 The thin gauge steel used to make caskets will disintegrate over time.

[@simonwatson4153]

If a seaman on HMS Victory died he was sewn into his hammock with a cannon ball at his feet and committed to the deep.

[@chrismc410]

Pretty much continued to be done that way for centuries, I think even today. Now, they have shrouds or sailcloth made specifically for the purpose.

[@l7846]

Whats the b e significance of using that term repeatedly, "full body burial"? There's such a thing as partial?

[@carolynjustagagirl2315]

Yes there is ..

[@streetcarjay]

God of our fathers, known of old,Lord of our far-flung battle line,Beneath whose awful hand we holdDominion over palm and pine-Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,Lest we forget-lest we forget!'

[@NKdidit.24]

If there were a God, there wouldn't be war amongst other things

[@DonteCarroll]

Why do you all put the holes in the casket?

[@vvmandosam655]

To sink it!! Duh!

[@vvmandosam655]

To sink it!! Duh!

[@DonteCarroll]

@@vvmandosam655 who asked you?

[@ShelbyFarrow]

Very interesting. I don't at all want to sound hard-hearted or disrespectful, but doesn't full body burials at sea amount to a lot of caskets littering the bottom of the ocean floor? I had always thought a full body burial at sea was the body wrapped in a flag and not a casket.

[@Noneck1999]

To me, it should be just the body.,😝

[@DeepFriedDave]

you know how many sunken ships are down there? Also how HUGE the ocean is?

[@ShelbyFarrow]

@@DeepFriedDave I know but that doesn't mean we need to make it worse. A military full body burial should be a body wrapped in a flag and tied together.

[@louismiller7]

How dose a Korean USS Navy Veteran go about finding out about being buried at sea .?

[@sailawaybob]

i'm all for Our Vets but i can't see dumping another piece of metal into the ocean is a good idea , now saying that why not have a service for the Vet than cremate the body . i'm not sure who would want to be fish bait anyways . but going back to the casket if they continue this burial why doesn't the casket company actually build a burial at sea coffin already designed for the purpose.

[@chrismc410]

You can use sailcloth and sufficient weight. That's the way its been done for centuries.

[@DeepFriedDave]

youre either going to the worms, the fish, or the fire. There is no escape from this fate. Pick one.

[@frankeasterling3402]

Is the body embalmed?

[@qp2136]

The thought of sea life handling ( for lack of a better word) my loved one is unimaginable.

[@visionplayer10]

Very interesting… no idea who they are but a hero and thank you for helping keep us safe! 🫡

[@jumpingjeffflash9946]

I thought the person had to be sewn into sail cloth?

[@edgarangus7077]

For me this question is very important because i speak for family values. Why sea burial is executed when there is no war? Let it be bring the body back to home where loveones are waiting and can see the corps for the last time and place it to the more proper resting place? Navy ship of every kind must have the morge. Is the navy have not that consideration of the feeling of loveones left by the dead? This can be done only when war is raging. THIS IS NOT GOOD! HOPE YOU WONT STEP ON THIS PATH.

[@skeeta1068]

These are people who died at home with their loved ones. They requested to be buried at sea. Not active duty servicemen.

[@dalegrays8053]

They will b back in the Resurrection Rev21:3-5 sorry for your loss!

[@DeepFriedDave]

there will be no zombies

[@jerrydavenport7645]

Why not 8 🔔 instead of taps and rifles

[@relaxpeople2601]

I WONDER WHY THEY BUY A BOX WITH EVERYTHING AND THEY DON'T ASK FOR IT WITHOUT ANYTHING SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DOUBLE THE PRICE TO THE AGENCIES THAT PAY FOR THEM... APPARENTLY AFTER THEY BUY THE BOX THEY HAVE TO MODIFY IT BY PASSING THIS COST TO THE AGENCIES THAT BUY IT... SURELY THESE COMPANIES CAN SELL THE BOX WITH NOTHING INSIDE

[@charles2675]

The sharks

[@paulcousins1168]

Years gone buy the body was sown into a canvis bag and the last stitch went through the nose .

[@joelbell9082]

Different Strokes for different folks but I don't want to be sleeping with the fishes

[@DeepFriedDave]

you wont be sleeping when your dead. You will be totally non existent. Like before you were born. From your "perspective" (not that you will have one, it will be as if they are burying someone else at sea if that makes sense.

[@victoriahazard1181]

U going to put him in a box like that,that doesn't seem right for someone that served his country he deserves better than that🇺🇲

[@Noneck1999]

🙄⚰️

[@christophermccarthy6192]

This is only done by the deceased's request or their families

[@josh44779]

Gonna ruffle some feathers.....why was usama bin laden buried at sea like a hero by the navy?🤔

[@peggywalters7556]

Muslims are not buried at sea!

[@josh44779]

@@peggywalters7556 UBL absolutely was,ask me how I know?!😒😏

[@peggywalters7556]

I'll stand by my statement! Have a nice day!

[@josh44779]

You stand by your lack of knowledge,got it😁 good night ma'am

[@josh44779]

Did you actually delete your original comment or benefit of the doubt is KZbin acting up?🤔😂😒

[@an0n71]

Please STOP body burial at sea! It’s unsanitary to people who consume seafoods! This is not actually in respectable way. Smh

[@MauriceRivers415]

Adding these caskets to the ocean is wasteful (in my opinion) and just adds to more pollution. Wrap people in a shroud with lead shot, and let them sink naturally without all the bells & whistles. Eventually, the sea animals will feast, and the circle of life will go on.

[@fifty9forty3]

President Kennedy's metal transport casket from Texas to D.C. was deep sixed. There is a story about that on the net.

[@juliefreeman4199]

LEAD anything in water will KILL marine life. Do your research.

[@stacie4635]

The sand probably all thru water by now

[@NKdidit.24]

I strongly agree. I think if you want to be buried at sea then you must be cremated

[@la.vagibond]

Led is a toxic heavy metal so.... If a full body burial at sea is what the soldier wants that's what he/she should get! That person earned the right to be honored in that way. Every soldier gave something of themselves when they served. Some gave everything they had including their life to protect the rights of all Americans. Even yours to make an ignorant comment.

[@janearchambault6081]

Save money! Cremation!

[@joannedonaldson5818]

the casket is medal and plastic.then that wont be environmentally friendly if your embalmed thats not healthy for the ocean neither. So i would not do this shroud is best and the body naked and wrapped not embalmed this is the way it needs to be done clothes dont break down neither

[@annafiorentin7120]

Using trash bags and laundry soap. This is so wrong I wonder how many loved ones are watching this video and say what the heck we should have never let them do this. This is total disrespect of a military person that has passed away. Was there a dryer sheet she pulled out before the casket was destroyed inside. Just so disrespectful. Family members need to put a stop to this.

[@DeepFriedDave]

lol you sound clueless about the world and what happens when a person dies.

[@mylittlerebornfarm756]

But you are still putting rubbish into the sea..meaning the casket..it should be all biodegradable I feel.

[@chuckrobinson599]

Steel biodegrades in sea water.

[@IP0Monsturd]

Salt water is cruel to steel.

[@robertbrooks7001]

Sa Salt Water!

[@edgeracing2805]

Libs🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jameskerby3377]

It Is...thr casket quickly succumbs to the salt water...breaks up and slowly becomes nothing. The Deseased is likewise consumed by all that I'd within the season, if a ground burial the insects quickly devour it and the bones slowly disintegrate, some quicker than others as the stronger sea life snap them and excellerate the process . Not so slowly the remains are..No More. It is all in accord with the Articles of The Sea....and all who sail are aware of the process. God Save The United States 🇺🇸 And all who defend that nation. This Old Soldier of The British Army 🇬🇧 SALUTES those who have served and those who will serve . God Bless snd thank you for making the world a safer place. J.H.Kerby.GSM RCT Rtd 🇬🇧

[@janiceyoung7273]

It seems a cold way to leave this earth.

[@RaulRodriguez-bq4nj]

What is the purpose of that show, after all you are death, so...

[@lenorasmithson8899]

Cremation

[@Funeralsyourway]

That is another option but not what this deceased wanted.

[@hiccup17mark84]

This is why I don’t eat fish of any kind or tuna. My grandfather told me fish eat meat 🤮

[@chrismc410]

Everything gets eaten by something else, even the minerals after a cremation if scattered.

[@gobstoppa1633]

ITS ALL ABOUT BUBBLE,S"".

[@Nate-ly6ej]

Woman u need a redbull

[@Hrvojeatyoutube]

I hope you will injoy video with lough.😂.Everything is a f.. buisness and money in USA.

[@iceyred6668]

ASC/red./winGSz /congressiii //nd.D