Funeral Tradition - (Uniforms of the Day)

 (Sept. 30, 2010) A Navy SEAL pounds his Trident into the casket of Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) 3rd Class Denis Miranda during his funeral in Toms River, N.J. Miranda was one of nine service members killed when the helicopter in which they were traveling crashed in Zabul province in Southern Afghanistan Sept. 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Scorza/Released)

Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL), Daniel R. Healy is carried into a funeral service at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, San Diego. Healy was one of 16 U.S. troops killed when their MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a U.S. reconnaissance team in Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Patricia R. Totemeier (RELEASED)

SEALs wear their service dress blue
uniforms (chiefs and officers).

Members of the U.S. Navy Honor Guard fold an American flag over the casket
 of Lt. (SEAL) Brendan Looney during a funeral service at Arlington National 
Cemetery. Looney was one of nine service members killed in Zabul Province, 
Afghanistan after the helicopter they were traveling in crashed on Sept. 21.

Navy SEALs carry the casket of Special Warfare Operator (SEAL)
2nd Class Adam Smith from the funeral home in Macon, Mo. Smith
was one of nine service members killed when the helicopter in which they were
traveling crashed in Zabul Province in Southern Afghanistan, Sept. 21.