Riders staged at Gate C2 to be briefed on protocol by  Dawna Cain, the American Airlines Honor Team Coordinator.  Flags were provided by AA.  Prior to arrival of the flight, all participants staged in formation on the tarmac where the family, Marine Corps Honor Guard and the funeral coach were assembled.  Honors were rendered as the flight pulled into the gate, again as the flag draped crate was offloaded and carried by the Marine Corps Honor Guard to the coach, and once again as the coach  departed the tarmac.  Riders then returned to the gate area to be debriefed and dismissed.