HONOR GUARD
"Honoring Those Who Served"
"Honoring Those Who Served" is the common title used for providing dignified military funeral honors to veterans.As provided by law [1], military funeral honors for an eligible veteran are provided when requested by the family.
An honor guard detail for the burial of an eligible veteran consists of not less than two members. The honor detail performs a ceremony that includes the folding and presenting of the American flag to the next of kin and the playing of "Taps". The law allows Reserve and National Guard units to help with funeral honors duty.Those who are eligible for U.S. military funeral honors include:- Former U.S. Presidents
- Military members on active duty or in the Selected Reserve.
- Former military members who served on active duty and departed under conditions other than dishonorable.
- Former military members who completed at least one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve and departed under conditions other than dishonorable.
- Former military members discharged from the Selected Reserve due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
- The coffin is usually draped in a U.S. Flag as a pall.
- A three-volley gun salute is fired for the deceased veteran.
- "Taps" is played on the bugle at a distance (30-50 yards) from the grave site.
- During this time the “Final Salute” is given.
- The flag is folded and is then presented to next of kin as a keepsake after its use during the funeral service
Veterans Lost in 2007-2008-2009
Robert A. Schleis, 1941 - 2007
Tom L. Everson, 1954 - 2007
Rodney Marek, 1925 - 2007
Vernon Trcka, 1928 - 2007
Francis Zahratka, 1920 - 2007
Stanley Kukachka, 1920 - 2008
Stanley Moravec, 1926 - 2008
Charles Baker, 1934 - 2008
Joseph A. Heil, 1925 - 2008
