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Vol. 62, No. 24
June 19, 2015

Published in the interest of Fort Huachuca personnel and their Families. Online @ www.aerotechnews.com/forthuachuca/ or via smartphone.

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Fort Huachuca Honor Guard hosts open house

Story and photos by Natalie Lakosil duty, but it’s paying respects to the fall- Members of the Fort Huachuca Select Honor Guard perform in a full honors casket demonstration
en veterans and also giving that closure for the public during their open house on June 11.
Staff Writer to the Family, being that final chapter
for the Family as far as military goes. The Select Honor Guard’s mission added. We are trying to show just how
The Fort Huachuca Select Honor That’s where we take a lot of high re- statement is as follows: “The Fort important our mission actually is and
Guard hosted an open house on June gard to give them the most respect that Huachuca Select Honor Guard con- why we need those personnel. We go to
11, showcasing exactly what their job we can for their service.” ducts memorial affairs to honor our these funerals and you see the almost
entails for members of the public. fallen comrades and ceremonies within relief at the end of them when they see
The group demonstrated a flag fold- the Southwestern U.S. Conduct spe- what we’ve provided.”
The three-hour event included vari- ing, two man cremains and full honors cial events to represent the Army and
ous demonstrations as well as a cere- casket to the public. Honor guard mem- continuing relationships with the sur- Staff Sgt. Francisco Enamorado,
mony inducting 11 new members. The bers all receive training in two man rounding community.” Alpha Company, 305th Military Intel-
new members received their Honor casket, full honors cremains, stack and ligence Battalion, has been assigned to
Guard Tabs during the ceremony. slash, color guard team and salute bat- The Soldiers who comprise the hon- the honor guard for the last two years
tery certifications. or guard are all volunteers from vari- and is currently the longest serving
One inductee, Staff Sgt. Yuri Brown ous units. The volunteers can hold a member. He was granted to extensions
who was volunteered from her unit, Another inductee, Pvt. 1st class Wil- six-month detail and are able to ask for after demonstrating excellent perfor-
Alpha Company, 309th Military In- lie Davis, 40th Expeditionary Signal an extension for one year. mance at the memorial services.
telligence Battalion, to join the honor Battalion, said, “they told me about it
guard said, “I really thought I had a and I said yes that’s what I want to do, The Fort Huachuca Select Honor “I’ve stayed so long because the unit
good idea of what it was to be in the that’s who I want to be. It’s the honor Guard currently has its maximum num- really decided it was appropriate for me
honor guard, but since joining it has guard, the elite, a select few that not ber of Soldiers, 28, thanks to the new to stay because they liked the perfor-
been a very eye opening experience, many people get to be part of and I’m inductees. Sgt. 1st class Nickolas But- mance, the ability to do a good job for
especially for those rendering those fi- glad I’m part of it. I love it; I would like ler, select honor guard, Headquarters the Family of a passed away Service
nal honors for the grieving families. I to stay in it forever.” and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army member, Enamorado said. To me it’s very
know a lot of NCOs see it as double Garrison, said the open house was to, close to my heart to be able to go to a
“primarily to promote the honor guard to funeral of another Soldier and be able to
Members of the Fort Huachuca Select Honor Guard perform in a full honors casket demonstra- the rest of post and try to help facilitate render final honors to the Family. It really
WLRQ7KHJURXSIROGVWKHÀDJWKDWRQFHFRYHUHGWKHFDVNHWDQGJLYHVLWWRWKHGHFHDVHG6ROGLHUV recruitment, get Soldiers in here and pro- stays deep in my heart, and the Family re-
mote what we do for the community.” ally does appreciate what we do for that
family during the ceremony. service member who has served for our
“Our primary mission is to support country at one point or another.”
memorial services for veterans and re-
tirees or active duty members that have “A lot of pride that goes with this.
fallen in the line of duty, to hopefully It’s our Army tradition and our nation’s
give those Families that final bit of clo- tradition, and it’s a way to let Families
sure for their loved ones, to give them know that we do not forget our previ-
that final honor for their service, Butler ously serviced veterans.”