Who does the commander not have to conduct a memorial service for?

• A. Soldiers not convicted of a serious crime because they were not available for conviction
• B. Soldiers convicted of a capital offense
• C. Soldiers who died in action
• D. Soldiers missing in action

Answer: (B)

Memorial services are held to honor soldiers who died in the line of duty or are missing in action, recognizing their sacrifice and helping the unit remember them. A commander conducts these ceremonies for those deaths and statuses that reflect loss in service. If a soldier has been convicted of a capital offense, that status does not create a duty to memorialize the person as a fallen comrade; the matter is handled through the justice system, and there isn’t a required memorial service tied to the conviction. So, the group for whom a memorial service is not required is soldiers convicted of a capital offense.