Honoring the fallen

MANDAN, N.D. -- The Minot Air Force Base Honor Guard presents arms in honor of a fallen Airman at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, N.D., April 12. The purpose of the base honor guard is to give honor to military members during a variety of ceremonies, including funerals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley N. Avecilla)

Honoring the fallen

MANDAN, N.D. – Airman 1st Class Nicholas Clum, 5th Operations Support Squadron aviation resource management, practices before the start of a funeral at North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, N.D., April 12. The purpose of the base honor guard is to give honor to military members during a variety of ceremonies, including funerals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley N. Avecilla)

Honoring the fallen

MANDAN, N.D. – Staff Sgt. Ernest Willich, 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron command support staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge, prepares to present the United States flag at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, N.D., April 12. The purpose of the base honor guard is to give honor to military members during a variety of ceremonies, including funerals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley N. Avecilla)

Honoring the fallen

Published April 15, 2010
By Senior Airman Ashley N. Avecilla
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Members of the Minot Air Force Base honor guard give their time at least once a week to practice. They perform a variety of ceremonies to honor to military members. However, the most well known ceremony they perform honors our fallen brothers and sisters during funerals.