The American flag draped over the casket of retired US Navy (USN) Vice Admiral (VADM) James B. Stockdale prepared for presentation to the family by a ceremonial guard at the grave site. Friends, family members and shipmates gathered to attend the funeral service for the former Naval Aviator, Vietnam prisoner of war (POW), test pilot, academic and Medal of Honor recipient who died July 5, at the age of 81. He was a member of the US Naval Academy Class of 1947