Ghana Mourns: Caskets lowered during final salute at Military Cemetery – Video

After the solemn state funeral at Black Star Square, the nation’s fallen heroes from the August 6 military helicopter crash were laid to rest with full military honours at the Military Cemetery in Tse Addo.

The flag-draped caskets of the six victims, including Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah and five others, were lowered into their graves to the mournful strains of the Last Post.

President John Mahama has already approved the posthumous promotion of the three Ghana Armed Forces personnel who perished in the August 6 helicopter crash.

Family members, dignitaries, and comrades from the Ghana Armed Forces stood in silence, many visibly moved, as the final salute echoed across the cemetery, bringing the three-day national mourning to a close.

On Sunday, August 10, the two Muslim victims of the crash were buried.

The former Minister for Environment, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala, and former Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Muniru Limuna Mohammed, were part of the group aboard the helicopter who died en route to the launch of the Responsible Co-operative Mining and Skills Development Programme (COMSDEP) in Obuasi to address illegal mining.

The burial, which took place at the Forecourt of the State House, saw Muslim ‘Jannaza’ prayers also held for the two departed Muslims.

Their remains were then transferred to the Military Cemetery in Accra, where their final burial rites took place.

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