The burial was conducted on Monday March 30, 2009 at 10:30 am at the Sacramento Valley VA National Cemetery in Dixon, CA. Naval representatives performed a brief but poignant burial ceremony that included a 21 gun salute and the playing of Taps [See Video Below] .
Keisha Smith, Doug's eldest daughter by second wife Carolyn received the flag after the ceremony. The coffin was not lowered into the grave at the time because the ceremonial services were conducted distant to the grave.
The Sacramento Valley VA National Cemetery was undergoing construction on the date of the burial. Doug will rest in lot 502 at the completion of the facility in 2010.
