FULL MILITARY HONORS ARE UNDERWAY FOR PANCHITO

Francisco Serrano, the beloved Serrano Patriarch will be receiving Full Military Honors on Monday and Tuesday. His closed casket will be flag-draped and laid out on Monday at Garden of Memories in Tampa. Visitations for family and friends will begin at 5:00 PM Funeral Services will begin at 7:00 PM. Pastor JD Simmons will be the Leading Minister at the Service. The Funeral Services will conclude at 9:00 PM

The Burial Services will be held on Tues at 12:30 PM sharp. all family and friends must be there thirty minutes early. Burial Services will be held at Bay Pines National Cemetery in Pinellas Park,FL Francisco Serrano will be buried next to his wife Felicita M. Serrano.

During a typical military funeral service, the Honor Guard will consist of at least one member from the branch of service in which the deceased had served. Francisco will have a closed casket, the flag will be draped over it, which will then be folded and given to a family member either during or after the service. The blue field of the flag will be placed at the head of the casket.
Taps will be played either by a bugler and a three-volley salute, sometimes referred to as a twenty one gun salute, will be held by a firing squad. In some cases, the casings from this salute will be retrieved and given to the family, either by hand or by being placed within the folded flag. It is common to see the presence of a horse-drawn carriage at a military funeral. Depending on the branch of service in which the departed had served, additional elements may be used.
With all military funeral and memorial services, a Presidential Memorial Certificate is made available at the appropriate time.