Honor Guards and the Job of Providing the Final Military Farewell

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Kathleen Horan
WNYC News | Jul 13, 2010

Formal military farewells for veterans are in great demand these days.

Many of these services are carried out by Honor Guards who serve with the New York Army National Guard. These soldiers can perform at up to 1,000 funerals per month, which means one of the main requirements of their job is that they can’t be squeamish about death.

WNYC’s Kathleen Horan reports:

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