honor guard
noun
: a guard assigned to a ceremonial duty (such as to accompany a casket at a military funeral)
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Large British and American flags, held by honor guard members, are lining the stairs of the White House that lead up from the residential entrance to the Truman balcony.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The formal arrival ceremony featured more than a dozen military honor guards on the South Lawn at the White House.
—April 28, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
An honor guard saluted, marking the arrival of an honorary procession of city police, fire and public works fleet vehicles.
—Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
And the crowd stayed to watch as six hundred young skiers—many of whom were little girls, with glitter on their cheeks—glided around the ski track in the stadium and then stood there in a phalanx, an honor guard as Diggins took a ceremonial last lap.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The formal arrival ceremony featured more than a dozen military honor guards on the South Lawn at the White House.
—April 28, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
An honor guard saluted, marking the arrival of an honorary procession of city police, fire and public works fleet vehicles.
—Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
And the crowd stayed to watch as six hundred young skiers—many of whom were little girls, with glitter on their cheeks—glided around the ski track in the stadium and then stood there in a phalanx, an honor guard as Diggins took a ceremonial last lap.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Honor guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor%20guard. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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