Veterans and their spouses are increasingly choosing to be buried at sea as their final resting place in San Diego. The city is one of only five places in the U.S. where Navy ships embark for burials ...

Whether due to costs, greater flexibility in memorial planning, or environmental reasons, more Americans are choosing cremation over traditional burials. U.S. cremation rates have surpassed burial ...

It was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment. In episode 12 of “Victory at Sea,” the 1953 documentary series captured several solemn burials at sea — but one naval burial stood out from the rest.

Even in an age of satellites and aircraft carriers, the US Navy still conducts burials at sea, sometimes requiring families to wait more than a year for the ceremony to take place. The tradition dates ...

Naval burials at sea follow strict tradition—but some stories defy expectation. From sailors preserved with shipboard ice to a man buried with his own aircraft, the Navy’s funeral customs can be as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment. In episode 12 of “Victory at Sea,” the 1953 documentary series captured several solemn ...