ROCKIN'FOR THE USA : A NATIONAL SALUTE TO THE U . S . MILITARY, 9 tonight, CBS, Channel 2.
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The ceremony normally begins at 11 : 30 after the arrival of the President of Kenya, who takes the national salute.
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While the " National Salute " had been formally established as the 21-gun salute, the current tradition holds the salute on Presidents'Day.
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In the earliest days, seven guns was the recognized British national salute because seven was the standard number of weapons on a vessel.
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On April 18, 1865, the garrison at Fort Corcoran participated in a national salute to President Lincoln, who had been assassinated four days prior.
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First, the president unfurls the National flag, as the National Anthem is played, and a 21-gun salute is given as the PBG renders the National Salute.
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Durning was known for participating in various functions to honor American veterans, including serving as Chairman of the U . S . National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans.
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When the President arrives, the PBG commander asks the unit to give the National Salute, which is followed by the playing of the Indian National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana, by the Army.
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She was in Quiberon Bay 14 February 1778 when John Paul Jones in " Ranger " received the first national salute to the flag the first official recognition of the American Republic by a foreign power.
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The practice of firing one gun for each state in the union was not officially authorized until 1810, when the United States Department of War declared the number of rounds fired in the " National Salute " to be equivalent to the number of states which, at the time was 17.