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Honoring those who served… One Family at a time
To request honors a family member or their authorized representative is encouraged to notify the funeral director or service coordinator of their desire to have Military Funeral Honors rendered at the interment of their loved one. The funeral director or service coordinator will then contact the appropriate branch of service Honor Guard Office to make arraignments. Military Funeral Honors may be requested to be performed in a place of worship, funeral home, or cemetery. For any questions please contact us at: 1-866-280-7542 or 501-212-6031 Mission:
Eligibility Honor Guard Offices will provide, or arrange for funeral honors for all Army Veterans who are eligible. The eligibility process begins with the Funeral Director contacting CAC or an AR ARNG MFH office via telephone or fax. Services may be requested to be performed in a church, funeral home, or cemetery. These services will be provided at the request of a family member or authorized representative. Veterans may only receive Honors one time. BROCHURE
Military Funeral Honors General Information Eligibility Documents Required How to Request Variations Right of First Refusal
Funeral Flyovers How to Request Eligibility/Approval Levels-Regs Guides/References Air Force: AFI 11-209 AFI 34-242 Army: NG PAM 95-5 HISTORY In 1936, King George V received the first recorded fly-past for a non-RAF funeral. The United States adopted the tradition in 1938 during the funeral for Major General Oscar Westover with over 50 aircraft and one blank file. By the end of World War II, the missing man formation had evolved to include the pull-up. In April 1954, United States Air Force General Hoyt Vandenberg was buried at Arlington National Cemetery without the traditional horse-drawn artillery caisson. Instead, Vandenberg was honored by a flyover of jet aircraft with one plane missing from the formation. FORMATIONS Several variants of the formation are seen. The formation most commonly used in the United States is based on the "finger-four" aircraft combat formation composed of two, two-aircraft elements. The aircraft fly in a V-shape with the flight leader at the point and his wingman on his left. The second element leader and his wingman fly to his right. The formation flies over the ceremony low enough to be clearly seen and the element leader abruptly pulls up out of the formation while the rest of the formation continues in level flight until all aircraft are out of sight. In an older variant the formation is flown with one position conspicuously empty. In another variation, the flight approaches from the south, preferably near sundown, and one of the aircraft will suddenly split off to the west, flying into the sunset. In all cases, the aircraft performing the pull-up, split off, or missing from the formation, represents the fact that the person (or persons) being honored has died.
Military Funeral Honors Recruits Recruitment Criteria Entry Packet
Military Funeral Honors Resources MFH Handbook MFH Flyer AR 670-1 FM 3-21.5
Military Funeral Honors Links Military Service Record Request Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs US Department of Veterans Affairs Casualty Assistance Center DoD MFH Website
CONTACT US: Questions Call: 866-280-7542 501-212-6031 Arkansas State Program Manager 501-212-4012 Arkansas State Coordinator 501-212-6022 501-212-8241 MFH Coordinator 501-212-6031 Central Area Coordinator 501-212-6024 501-212-6023 501-213-8249 West Area Coordinator 479-484-2491 479-221-8558 479-200-4710 East Area Coordinator 501-212-7057 501-772-5560 Honor Guard Supply/Training NCO 501-212-6023