Duty calls: National Guard teams conduct 6,166 military funeral honors

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Justin Kehati, a member of the honor guard since 2022, has noticed a decline in the number of funerals.

Veterans cemetery recruiting Honor Guard members

The Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery continues to bring honor and respect to deceased military men and women thanks to ...
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New York National Guard Conducts 6,166 Military Funerals

LATHAM, N.Y. – New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen provided military funeral honors at 6,166 graveside services in 2025. The 69 Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard Honor Guard ...
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Post 143 Honor Guard presents demonstration of military funeral honors

POST FALLS, Idaho — Sunlight glinted off the tear streaming down Post Falls Post 143 Honor Guard Commander Ken Johnson's face while he presented rifle shell casings to a weeping widow. Although it was ...
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Pigeon Forge Honor Guard ensures comrades receive a final salute

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Every veteran deserves a proper military funeral service. The Pigeon Forge Military Honor Guard saluted about three dozen comrades with dignity this year. The Pigeon Forge ...
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Logan County Honor Guard, serving deceased veterans’ families, looks to expand reach

RUSSELLVILLE — In the small backyard of a nondescript Russellville office building, Kip Black directs three veterans wielding mock rifles through a ceremonial shooting display for military funerals ...

Military funerals in New York: Ceremonies to bid final farewells decline as generation of World War II, Korea war vets dwindles

New York's reserve forces, which provide military funeral services for service members, are seeing a generational shift in which they are giving a final farewell to fewer veterans in a dwindling ...