Talking and visiting is to be done prior to standing the flag line and can resume after the flag line has been dissmissed. This goes for both the church setting and the cemetery. You can and are incouraged to continue driinking water in the flag line, but please DO NOT crush your water bottles.  There will be someone coming around with fresh cold water and will collect your empties.  It seems the crushing of the water bottles tends to echo and can be heard for some distance. 