With Honor

Last week, I attended the graveside service for the father of a member of our church. As a result of the man having honorably served as a member of the United States Armed Forces, he was given a funeral with full military honors. To honor the man, a local group of military veterans, the Volunteer State Veterans Honor Guard (www.milhonors.com), was in attendance at the graveside and provided a 21 gun salute along with the playing of taps while also offering a brief eulogy.

Several of the men in the Honor Guard who were in attendance that day were WWII and Korean War veterans. Older men. Some seemingly quite frail. But they were there to respectfully honor another veteran. A man, who like they, had bravely served our country.

The Honor Guard has provided this service to military veterans and their families on over 3800 occasions. With honor. Always with honor.