Military Funeral Honors conducted for U.S. Army Private First Class Darrell Bush in Section 81 at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia on June 5, 2025 - 11

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and a bugler from the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own,” conduct Military Funeral Honors for U.S. Army Pfc. Darrell Bush in Section 81 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Thursday, June 5, 2025. Bush was interred with his spouse, Dorothy, during the same service. A veteran of World War II, Bush fought in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge – the last major German offensive campaign on the western front. Bush was a rifleman with the 75th Infantry Division and following the attack, he was shot in his right thigh. This earned him the Purple Heart and in 2022, Luxembourg decorated him with the Order of Merit for his actions. Bush said he was one of only eight or nine men in his 132-man company to survive the war. Bush was also awarded the Bronze Star for his service. He was 99 at the time of his passing and Dorothy was 97. They married just days before Bush left for the Army and remained together for 81 years until Bush’s passing in 2024. Dorothy passed just three months later. Their grandson, Ben Ryerson, received the U.S. flag from Bush’s funeral service. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington N

Date

2025

Photographer / author

Arlington National Cemetery

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Wikimedia Commons

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photograph

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