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Honor Guard Commander
and Honor
Guard Members
The Honor
Guard Commander is appointed by the Chapter President
and receives
guidance and direction for his/her activities from the Vice President
of the Chapter.
The Honor
Guard Commander role is to:
organize,
train, and rehearse a Chapter Honor Guard of not less than 4
volunteers from the Chapter membership who will provide support for
Chapter ceremonial events and other such events as may be directed or
approved by the Chapter President or Board of Directors.
Major duties/responsibilities
include:
Supporting
ceremonial events and public ceremonies as may be approved or
directed by the President and/or Board of Directors of the Chapter.
Obtaining at
least 4 volunteers
from the
Chapter membership to serve as members of the Chapter Honor Guard.
Conducting
regular meetings (no less than quarterly)
of the Honor
Guard for the purpose of providing training and direction to its members.
Providing
training and conducting rehearsals on ceremonial events
to include but
not limited to POW/MIA flag raisings, National Flag folding
ceremonies, funeral ceremonial support, wreath layings, and similar
events in which the Chapter or Rolling Thunder® may be involved.
Serving as
the lead for the conduct of Chapter "Missing Man Table Ceremonies".
Maintaining
in his/her possession at all times at least one POW/MIA flag,
recorded
patriotic music, and at least 4 written copies of scripts for the
table ceremony in order to respond to any short notice or emergency
ceremonial commitment. In the event that the POW/MIA is used
for an approved emergent or unexpected short notice ceremony, the
Honor Guard Commander will report the use of the flag to the Chapter
Vice President and provide written notification within 48 hours after
the event indicating the event that the flag was used for, the date,
and request that another emergency flag be provided for Honor Guard use.
Ensuring
that all ceremonies are conducted in a professional manner
and that all
members of the Honor Guard present a sharp and professional uniform
standard of appearance. In regard to the latter, the Honor
Guard Commander will prescribe that all Honor Guard participants
report for any ceremony in proper attire that presents the best image
of Rolling Thunder® which will include at a minimum a white shirt
(long or short sleeve depending on weather and as prescribed by the
Honor Guard Commander) and a black leather vest adorned with
applicable organizational patches where issued and rated by the individual.
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Preparing a
one page, monthly summary report due in on the 1st of each month
"in a
MSWord.doc file form" on the committee's activities for the
preceding month.
This report
will include:
Honor Guard
Commander Name
Date of the Report
Report for the
Month of _______, 200_
Summary of Actions |
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Is to meet
with the Chapter President and Vice President on an as needed basis
to discuss the
duties, responsibilities, expectations, and limitations of their positions. |
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Other duties
as may be directed by the President or Vice President of the Chapter. |
Revised 9/28/2007 |