Share this article Share The ceremony was in accordance with Navy burial procedures, NBC News reported, and included remarks from Navy chaplain Donald Troast, and three volleys of ammunition were set off by a firing squad. In addition, Taps was played while family members and sailors looked on. NASA didn't give the location of the private ceremony. However, the ship's home port is located in Mayport, Florida. Armstrong, who died on August 25 from heart surgery complications, made it clear that he wished to be buried at sea, though because of his stature, he could have had a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington. A US Navy firing squad fires three volleys in honor of the lunar pioneer Remembrance: