In 2005, the detachment formed an Honor Guard detail. The detail is
responsible for rendering honors to fallen Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen
and Marines. The Honor Guard does this by:
- Providing a memorial service for the deceased at the funeral home.
- Rendering honors with rifles, including a volley of three rounds fired and taps played.
- Folding and presentation of the Flag of the United States of America to the next of kin when a detail from the veteran's branch of service is not available to do so.
The Howlin Mad Detachment Honor Guard provides these services, at no charge, upon request by the veteran's family.
It is our way of saying, "thank you"
to our fallen comrades.
*The detachment is currently in the process of procuring M1 rifles to replace the older M1903s.
