He has attended more than 3,400 veterans’ funerals in his nearly 30 years of service. Gass presses on because he believes in the mission of the military honor guard. Memorial Day, which is ...
For Rick McCormick, a veteran and “military brat” who grew up steeped in service, the idea of a veteran being laid to rest without proper military honors is unacceptable. That conviction led him to ...
“This is the last thing that we can do for our veterans, is to provide military honors, to have the veterans honor guard come ...
T-R PHOTO BY ROBERT MAHARRY As a veteran himself, Anderson Funeral Homes Owner Jody Anderson has a strong passion for ...
“The White County Color and Honor Guard is the gold standard for what they do,” says Devin Abdullah, North Regional Coordinator Level 2 trainer with the Military Funeral Honors Program of Georgia.
GREENFIELD – The Hancock County Veterans Honor Guard is used to getting phone calls about funerals and respectfully thanking longtime members of the military for their service. But a phone call ...
Known as the Old Guard, the caisson platoon of the 3rd ... The processions are considered an integral part of traditional full-honor military funerals at Arlington. “The Army has given us ...
Since 1982, the Kent County Veterans Honor Guard has delivered more than 22,000 military salutes to fellow veterans at their funerals. The team of 85 men and women are all veterans. They volunteer ...
where an honor guard presentation will be followed by a ceremonial three-volley rifle salute and the playing of “Taps,” a bugle call played at military funerals, to honor veterans lost but not ...