honor guard
noun
: a guard assigned to a ceremonial duty (such as to accompany a casket at a military funeral)
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In each country, Trump was given a ceremonial welcome with Arabian horses and honor guards.
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Aya Batrawy, NPR, 15 May 2025
Into the gym marched an honor guard, in full uniform with white braid, holding (fake) rifles and bearing the flags of the United States and Francis Lewis High School.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The Camp Pendleton Young Marines Color Guard served as honor guard and the Santa Fe Christian School Band performed patriotic songs.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
The Camp Pendleton Young Marines Color Guard will serve as honor guard.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Aya Batrawy, NPR, 15 May 2025
Into the gym marched an honor guard, in full uniform with white braid, holding (fake) rifles and bearing the flags of the United States and Francis Lewis High School.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The Camp Pendleton Young Marines Color Guard served as honor guard and the Santa Fe Christian School Band performed patriotic songs.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
The Camp Pendleton Young Marines Color Guard will serve as honor guard.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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“Honor guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor%20guard. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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