There are all kinds of Flag Customs in the Army and some even require specific music, for example the Presentation of Colors= there was a specific bugle call that was sometimes transliterated- Oh the Concrete is hot and my feet hurt too much- this was slow and dignified- there was a flourish with the Trumpet as the flag neared the summit.( of the flagpole) On the other hand the Retreat Flag call was paradoxically more lively, and was repeated three times like some sort of distress signal- the latter call may have been the inspiration for ( Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) as this is quite lively. In reference to funerals- of course the Half mast procedure it used. I don"t know if there is a special song or bugle call for this one. the correct term is Half mast. (two-blocked) is commonly used but actually means the opposite- the flag is all the way up as the pulley blocks-and-tackles are touching. still two-blocked does make the press as a synonym for Half mast- maybe because one-half as a fraction is written one over two.
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