Honor Guard at McChord Field
| Location: | Hours of Operation: | |
Bldg. 100, Ste. 3005 |
NCOIC and Scheduling: Mon. through Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed on Federal holidays. |
These numbers are contact numbers for Washington based military:
ARMY Fort Lewis Color Guard (Posting Colors): 253-967-0814
ARMY Fort Lewis Honor Guard (Military Funeral Honors): 253-966-5890
ARMY TOLL FREE: 888-634-7496
NAVY: 360-315-5132
MARINES: 253-968-7153
MARINES TOLL FREE: 866-826-3628
COAST GUARD: 206-217-6513
Requesting Honors (Air Force ONLY):
Ensure family and funeral home knows they must contact the nearest AD base
to coordinate honors. Internment Flags can be picked up at any post office
(family members must coordinate with chosen funeral home's funeral director,
not Casualty Affairs, Mortuary Affairs or Honor Guard)
Documents to have ready:
DD-214 (Honorable Discharge), Honors Request Form
(funeral director should have this info), MEMBERS Name/Rank/Status/SSN (not
service number), location and date of honors.
Headstone Requests: Contact Nearest VA or American Legion Office
Burning of US flags: If unserviceable, flags must be dropped off to nearest
American Legion office. Flag burning ceremony will follow.
On base personnel ONLY: Drop unserviceable flags off with any Honor Guard
member. We'll dispose of them.
Placing shell casings from the firing party inside the US flag IS NOT
AUTHORIZED! US Flag Code clearly outlines that the folded US flag will NOT
be used as a receptacle to house anything!
Priority Order for Honor Guard:
- Military Funeral Honors
- On Base Colors
- Off Base Colors