Honor/Color Guard
Captain: Tom Bosheers
Volunteers Welcome & Always Needed
Honor Guard
American Legion Post 146 designates an "Honor Guard" as a unit that provides funeral and/or graveside services at the request of the immediate family and/or the funeral home. This unit may perform all aspects of the ceremony if there are no active military personnel available, or at the funeral director's request after consultation with the family. The ceremony would consist of a poem, a prayer, flag folding & presentation, playing of taps, and a rifle salute.
In most cases, there will be active duty military available for the flag-folding ceremony and the playing of taps. They provide the ceremony commander or leader. The Honor Guard provides a Rifle Squad Commander and five to eight riflemen.
The Honor Guard must present a professional and dignified presence at these ceremonies. Anything less dishonors the family and the Veteran whom we are honoring. The Honor Guard is always humbled to be present during these services.
The Post 146 Honor Guard has a standing commitment to provide a Firing Squad for burials as requested by the deceased Funeral Home. If you would like to request Miliatary Honors for someone please contact the Funeral Director and they will contact us. They will require a copy of the Veterans DD-214. If you do not have one there is a link below you can request one.
Color Guard
American Legion Post 146 designates a "Color Guard" as a unit that presents the colors at various public events such as parades, school activities, veteran functions, and patriotic programs. The color guard may be as simple as carrying the American, POW/MIA, and Legion flags. Or it may consist of a full-color guard unit that adds all of the military branch flags.
A rifle escort is always included in the American flag.
Flag precedence in both static displays and marching formations is per the regulations outlined in various Legion and Military documents.
Booking Information
Post 146 Honor/Color Guard is available for private bookings, for inquiries, please contact:
American Legion Post 146 Honor/Color Guard
T: 931-852-4413
Click HERE to request a copy of a DD-214
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