[My Dog Likes Me]

Very good point. The skipper of the USS Ronald Reagan presented Nancy with the flag (at the family's request), and I would love to know what he said to her.

[jennyp]

Very good point. The skipper of the USS Ronald Reagan presented Nancy with the flag (at the family's request), and I would love to know what he said to her.

Personally, I think it'd be nice to have a little bit of that private ceremony be private.

[Military family member]

I am not certain, but I have been to three or four military funerals and I believe the words are always pretty much the same. I may be wrong on this, but each time, I remember hearing the same phrasing.

"Please accept this flag on behalf of a grateful nation."

The variations I've heard ar minor.