Shown here are the minute guns at Arlington National Cemetery, paying tribute to the career and life of a soldier receiving full honors at the cemetery. Army general officers may receive a battery cannon salute (17 guns for a four-star general, 15 for a three-star, 13 for a two-star, 11 for a one-star), if available. Minute guns may be used for general officers/flag officers of the Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy, if available. The President of the United States is entitled to a 21-gun salute, while other high state officials receive 19 guns.