honor guard
noun
: a guard assigned to a ceremonial duty (such as to accompany a casket at a military funeral)
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An honor guard loaded the caisson, a ceremonial wagon designed a century ago to ferry artillery to the battlefront and the wounded and dead to the rear, with an empty coffin.
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
The next stage involves ceremonies in Washington, which may involve Armed Forces honor guards, elite military bands and other service academies, National Guard and U.S. Armed Forces Reserve units, according to the Pentagon.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
The military honor guards, a procession down Pennsylvania Avenue and a service in the Capitol Rotunda continued public commemorations for Carter, who died Dec. 29 at age 100.
—Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
Outside the entryway, an honor guard formed, each member attired in white gloves.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
The next stage involves ceremonies in Washington, which may involve Armed Forces honor guards, elite military bands and other service academies, National Guard and U.S. Armed Forces Reserve units, according to the Pentagon.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
The military honor guards, a procession down Pennsylvania Avenue and a service in the Capitol Rotunda continued public commemorations for Carter, who died Dec. 29 at age 100.
—Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
Outside the entryway, an honor guard formed, each member attired in white gloves.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
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“Honor guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor%20guard. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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