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Soldiers from the Hungarian Defence Forces form a guard of honour at a welcome ceremony for US president George W. Bush's visit to Hungary, 2006. A guard of honour (Commonwealth English), honor guard (American English) or ceremonial guard, is a group of people, typically drawn from the military, appointed to perform ceremonial duties – for example, to receive or guard a head of state or ...
Sentinels conduct "change of the guard" ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns, circa 2005. The Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Identification Badge is a military badge of the United States Army that honors those soldiers who have been chosen to serve as members of the Honor Guard, known as "Sentinels", at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
An honor guard composed of one or more branches of the United States Armed Forces, presents the flag to the next of kin. The presenter, a member of the same service as the deceased, will lean forward [8] while presenting the folded flag, with the straight edge of the flag facing the recipient.
The United States Air Force Honor Guard is reviewed by then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, during a Joint Services arrival ceremony at the Pentagon, 14 Feb. 2012.The United States Air Force Honor Guard is the official ceremonial unit of the United States Air Force and is assigned to Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C. [1]
In the United States it is part of the drill and ceremony of the Honor Guard. It consists of a rifle party firing blank cartridges into the air three times. A rifle party usually has an odd number of members, from three to seven. The firearm used is typically a rifle, but at some police funerals, shotguns or handguns are used. The party usually ...
The first such single service award was issued during the Spanish–American War by the Revenue Cutter Service to honor the actions of the vessel USRC Hudson during the Battle of Cárdenas. The last single service award was issued in 1960 when Congress authorized the awarding of the Four Chaplains' Medal recognizing the Four Chaplains who died ...
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His Majesty the King's Guard 3rd Company; Honor Guard Battalion (Croatia) Honor Guard Company (Belarus) Honor Guard Company (Kazakhstan) Honour Guard Company (Armenia) Honour Guard Company (Montenegro) Honour Guard of the President (Slovakia) Honour Unit (Republika Srpska)