Funeral Honors Program

The Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program started in January 2007, and it is composed of four teams located throughout the state which provide funeral details, not just to National Guard Soldiers but to veterans of the active Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard. They have performed more than 26,866 funeral services throughout the Commonwealth and average 200 services each month.

The Virginia National Guard Military Funeral Honors conducts a 40-hour, Level 1 training course once a quarter throughout the fiscal year with Soldier trainers from Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina. Virginia also annually hosts the Level 2 National Training Course and the Level 3 National Recertification Course with Army National Guard Soldiers from around the country.

Military Funeral Honors Program News

The Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program hosts 11 Army National Guard Soldiers from nine states and territories for a level 2 funeral honors training course March 5, 2024, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Soldiers from Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Wisconsin participated in the two week-long training, which certifies instructors to teach fellow Soldiers the skills, procedures and standards for providing final respects to military veterans. (U.S. National Guard photo by A.J. Coyne)
ARNG Soldiers from 9 states, territories conduct funeral honors training in Virginia Beach
March 19, 2024
The Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program hosted 11 Army National Guard Soldiers from nine states and territories for a level 2 funeral honors training course Feb. 26 to March 8, 2024, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Soldiers from Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Wisconsin participated in the two week-long training, which certifies instructors to teach fellow Soldiers the skills, procedures and standards for providing final respects to military veterans.
Army National Guard Soldiers from Virginia and North Carolina learn the finer points of rendering honors to military veterans during Level 1 funeral honors training Dec. 13, 2023, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Hosted by the Virginia National Guard Funeral Honors Program, the five-day course prepares Soldiers to conduct professional military funeral honors in accordance with service tradition. Begun in January 2007, the Virginia National Guard Military Funeral Honors Program is composed of four teams located throughout the state which provide funeral details, not just to National Guard Soldiers, but to veterans of the active Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard. (U.S. National Guard photo by A.J. Coyne)
Va., N.C. National Guard Soldiers learn funeral honors fundamentals
Jan. 5, 2024
Army National Guard Soldiers from Virginia and North Carolina learned the finer points of rendering honors to military veterans during Level 1 funeral honors training Dec. 11-15, 2023, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. 
Ten National Guard Soldiers from seven states participate in Military Funeral Honors Level 2 training March 3, 2023, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Soldiers from Alabama, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina and Virginia participated in the two week-long course, hosted by the Virginia National Guard Funeral Honors Program.
Virginia Guard Funeral Honors Program hosts Soldiers from 7 states for training
March 20, 2023
Ten National Guard Soldiers from seven states participated in Military Funeral Honors Level 2 training Feb. 26- March 11, 2023, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Soldiers from Alabama, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina and Virginia participated in the two-week course, hosted by the Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program.

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Contact Military Funeral Honors

State Coordinator
  • 434-480-2599
Program Federal Technician
  • 434-480-7468
Training NCO
  • 434-294-0608
Hampton Roads Area Coordinator
  • 434-298-8513
Petersburg Area Coordinator
  • 434-480-7469
Fredericksburg Area Coordinator
  • 434-294-0904
Roanoke Area Coordinator
  • 434-264-2933
Shenandoah Area Coordinator
  • 434-264-6114
Bristol Area Coordinator
  • 276-634-7485