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3616482408_f8fd9d7797_b(2)The funeral arrangements for Ted Kennedy have been updated. Here are the Latest updates from the Kennedy Family. Please note there are significant time changes from Earlier reports.

August 27th Thursday Evening:

6 p.m.-11 p.m. – The Senator will lie in repose at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum.  (public invited.)

The Senator will be joined throughout the day and night by a civilian honor guard of family, friends, and current and former staff.

He will also be joined by a military honor guard.

This is event is pool press and open to the public.

On Friday, August 28th, 2009
Lie in Repose at John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
8 a.m.-3 p.m. – Senator Kennedy will lie in repose at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. (Public Viewing)

This event is pool press and open to the public.

Friday Evening, August 28th 2009

Celebration of Life Memorial Service
7 p.m.-9 p.m. – There will be a Celebration of Life Memorial Service at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Presidential Library.

This event is closed to the public and press will be pooled.

Saturday, August 29, 2009
Funeral Mass for Edward Kennedy
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Senator Kennedy’s funeral mass will take place at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston, Massachusetts.

This event is closed to the public and press will be pooled.

Saturday Evening August 30th 2009. ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

A burial service for Senator Kennedy will be held at Arlington National Cemetery.

THE ARLINGTON SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT 5:30 pm Saturday.

It is closed to the public and pooled press.

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Source: Ted Kennedy.org.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica pic from flickr under the creative commons license from

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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
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 Photo By James Bridges, HBO- Chance goes from Afganistan to Dover to his funeral in Wyoming- Kevin Bacon Pictured

Photo By James Bridges, HBO- Chance goes from Afganistan to Dover to his funeral in Wyoming- Kevin Bacon Pictured

Taking Chance is a Must See Funeral Movie for Every American family.  It was aired last Saturday night and has gained wide military exposure.

It is movie making at it’s best. It is funeral information of the Highest Caliber. It screams about the casualties of America’s War dead. It bleeds your heart. It Promotes Respect. This according to a USA Today Article.

“There is a power and beauty to restraint that seldom finds its way onto TV.”

“A small, almost perfectly realized gem of a movie, Taking Chance is also precisely the kind of movie that TV should be making. Its story — a real-life example of the military’s little-publicized policy of providing a uniformed escort for every fallen soldier — is too small for a wide-release feature film, even with star Kevin Bacon attached.

And yet it’s a story that should be seen in every American home, and one that, if you don’t know it, will leave you wondering why you don’t know it.”

Military Escorts are quiet unsung heros. So are those who have died for your freedom. You  may view the trailer to this movie with some unique personal commentary here. (You Tube Trailer) This is a  great flick on the courage of military escorts and America’s War Heros. The highest funeral cost  is the death of the person involved.

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Pic from the USA Today Article, originally from HBO.

The story is based on the experience of Lt. Col Michael Strob.

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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
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Military Funeral TV 2/20/2009 HBO 8pm central time

Military Funeral TV 2/20/2009 HBO 8pm eastern time

News — A movie new this week gives thoughtful insight into how fallen soldiers  are handled by the military. It is also a good way to come to understand funerals and the funeral process.

Exploring the shipment  for funeral and burial from Dover Air Force Base  to location  in the USA  is an important part of the movie on HBO.

Taking Chance,” is a film which will appear for the first time 8 p.m. Saturday. The story  is based on the personal account of Soldier Mike Strob’s  April 2004 experience of  escorting  a fellow fallen soldier  from Dover, Delaware to Dubois, Wyoming. The name of the Marine escorted was “Chance” The main actor  is Kevin Bacon.

According to the Marine Lt.Col at :Delaware Online

Chance Phelps was wearing his St. Christopher medal when he was killed on Good Friday,” Strobl wrote.

“Eight days later, I handed the medallion to his mother. I didn’t know

Funeral and Military Funeral TV

Funeral and Military Funeral TV

Chance before he died. Today, I miss him.”

This is a must see Movie. It will help you understand funeral cost and the cost of freedom. As a funeral director my experiences with military funerals, escorts, and families was heartfelt. This is touch the heart television. This is not your average funeral cost.The price of freedom is too high.

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Source:Delaware Online

FYI-I have declared the Average Cost of a Funeral (Traditional) in the United States in 2008 to be $8,500+ dollars. Does not include cemetery. 


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