Are all honor guards bound by the same rules? Does a military honor guard have the same as rules as law enforcement and firefighter honor guard or are they all totally different?
Honor guard units do have the same rules. They are made up of different ceremonial elements.
The Flag Code is the civilian/civil initial standard (that came from and expanded on Army and Navy flag information from the WWI era) but there’s no other information that is specific for a color guard except from the Army or Marine Corps manuals. That’s where the rest of the standards come from.
So, yes, civilian/civil and military have the same standards.
The military created this element, dating back to the Revolutionary War, that was adopted by law enforcement and LEOs take all standards from the military.
So, yes, civilian/civil and military have the same standards.
There aren’t any published standards other than what the military developed over the last 100 years. All Americans may have a flag draped over their casket. Who folds it is the issue. There are restrictions and guidelines for carrying a flag-draped casket and all come from historic, military protocol.
So, yes, civilian/civil and military have the same standards.
The firefighter bell ceremony and last call are first responder-specific that certain elements of the military even adopted.
So, yes, civilian and military have similar standards here.
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Holding the American flag during burial the wind comes in hard and fast can I hold the flag itself to keep it safe
Mr. Barton,
Use a casket band and just before you are ready to fold, remove it, hand it to the funeral director, and then fold.