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

Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program provide funeral honors training to active-duty Soldiers assigned to the Joint Base Langley-Eustis-based 7th Transportation Brigade Sept. 3, 2025, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The MFH Program Soldiers provided two separate, week-long training iterations to two groups of 7th Transportation Brigade Soldiers Aug. 25 – Sept. 5, 2025. The Virginia Guard MFH Program hosts several training courses for Soldiers from around the country throughout the year. The 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. They have performed more than 26,866 funeral services throughout the Commonwealth and average 150 services each month. (U.S. National Guard photo by A.J. Coyne)
VaARNG Funeral Honors team provides training to active-duty Soldiers
Sept. 19, 2025
Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program provided funeral honors training to active-duty Soldiers assigned to the Joint Base Langley-Eustis-based 7th Transportation Brigade Aug. 25 – Sept. 5, 2025, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The MFH Program Soldiers provided two separate, week-long training iterations to two groups of 7th Transportation Brigade Soldiers.
Two Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers and two North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers train on the basics of military funeral honors during a course hosted by the Virginia National Guard Funeral Honors Program Dec. 12, 2024, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Military Funeral Honors Level 1 training is a five-day course which prepares Soldiers to conduct professional military funeral honors in accordance with service tradition. The Virginia Guard Funeral Honors Program hosts several training courses for Soldiers from around the country throughout the year. (U.S. National Guard photo by A.J. Coyne)
Course prepares Va., N.C. Soldiers for funeral honors duty
Jan. 2, 2025
Two Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers and two North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers trained on the basics of military funeral honors during a course hosted by the Virginia National Guard Funeral Honors Program Dec. 9-13, 2024, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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.

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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