honor guard
noun
: a guard assigned to a ceremonial duty (such as to accompany a casket at a military funeral)
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After the parade will be an honor guard ceremony, children's bike judging and free ice cream, hot dogs and root beer at the Delafield American Legion while supplies last.
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Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
North Korea put on an extravagant welcoming ceremony later on Wednesday at the Kim Il Sung Square, which was filled with military bands, honor guards and North Korean citizens waving flowers and flags under sweltering heat.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 19 June 2024
Ushakov said Monday that Putin’s North Korea visit would include one-on-one talks, a state reception, an honor guard and a statement to the media.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 18 June 2024
Minneapolis officers in their sky blue uniforms attended, forming the honor guard, as did officers from Newark, N.J., Suffolk County, N.Y., New Jersey State Police, Bridgeport, New London, West Hartford, New Haven and West Haven, among others.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
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Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
North Korea put on an extravagant welcoming ceremony later on Wednesday at the Kim Il Sung Square, which was filled with military bands, honor guards and North Korean citizens waving flowers and flags under sweltering heat.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 19 June 2024
Ushakov said Monday that Putin’s North Korea visit would include one-on-one talks, a state reception, an honor guard and a statement to the media.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 18 June 2024
Minneapolis officers in their sky blue uniforms attended, forming the honor guard, as did officers from Newark, N.J., Suffolk County, N.Y., New Jersey State Police, Bridgeport, New London, West Hartford, New Haven and West Haven, among others.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
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“Honor guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor%20guard. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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