SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - An Honor to Serve: Prescott's Post 6 Guard

Episode Date: April 4, 2025

Send us a text and chime in!The Honor Guard at the Ernest A. Love Post 6 American Legion is impressive and dedicated. For 30 years, they have provided support and comfort to the families and friends of deceased veterans. Averaging 300 services and events a year, the honor guard is committed to paying respect and providing the final salute to those who have served their country. The American Legion Honor Guard provides military honors to deceased veterans who would otherwise not receive them, including folding and presenting the flag to survivors, and performing a three-volley gun salute at funerals. The 17-member team here in Prescott, Arizona... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/an-honor-to-serve-prescotts-post-6-guard/Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Text to Speech audio articles made possible by Cast 11 Talking Glass Media. The Honor Guard at the Ernest A Love Post 6 American Legion is impressive and dedicated. For 30 years, they have provided support and comfort to the families and friends of deceased veterans. Averaging 300 services and events a year, the Honor Guard is committed to paying respect and providing the final salute to those who have served their country. The American Legion Honor Guard provides military honors to deceased veterans who would otherwise not receive them, including full. holding and presenting the flag to survivors, and performing a three-volley gun salute at funerals. The 17-member team here in Prescott, Arizona takes its role seriously and can be seen most afternoons gathered next to the old fireplace at the Post 6 building, raising their glasses

in a closing toast to the veteran they just honored at the local or national cemetery. When I asked some of the Post 6 Honor Guard members what is the most important thing you provide to the veterans' families at these services? They all replied, our presence. Wow! That's simply yet powerful word, presence, hit me hard as I realized that showing and being there for these ceremonies has an immense impact on those who are mourning the loss of a loved one. Sadly, sometimes the Honor Guard are the only ones present to pay respects to the veteran. What these Honor Guard team members do is American Legion exemplified and is greatly respected and appreciated by American Legion members and family chapters as well as the community.

Here's the history of the group I received from Clarence S. Shirm Scott 3, Honor Guard Captain and Past Post 6th Commander. In March of 1995, Ruffner-Wakland Funeral Home called the post and asked if we could provide military honors for a deceased veteran. El Tersero, a several times past post-commander, and past department commander, said yes. El organized our Honor Guard, consisting of two VFW members and three post-6 members. Our first bugler was Leonard Rosie Ross, bugler for General Eisenhower during World War II, and a member of Post 6 and VFW Post-541. Our Honor Guard soon began to traveling throughout northern Arizona to render honors for veterans, from Kingman to the Navajo Nation

to Wicomberg the White Mountains. Where we were requested, we went. In the last 30 years, our Honor Guard has rendered honors for 9,000 veterans, presented colors at over 1,000 events, and represented post 6 and nearly 100 parades. Our Honor Guard is a certified authorized provider by the Department of Defense. That means that, when the active duty services cannot provide the Honor Guard for the veteran, we are obligated to do so. Your Honor Guard takes that responsibility seriously and is ready to provide anything needed to honor our veterans. As the Honor Guard celebrates its 30th anniversary, in June the Ernest A. Love American Legion Post 6 will be marking 106 years since charting in Prescott, Arizona. The American Legion in Arizona Post 6 were both

founded after World War I in 1919 and continue to be a leading advocate for veterans and their families, striving to secure benefits like the GI Bill and access to the VA health care system. The Ernest A Love Post is located at 202 South Pleasant Street, Prescott, Arizona, 86303, and is open to the public for a number of weekly events including Sunday morning breakfast at 8.30 a.m. The Post 6 phone number is 928-778-6628. If you have any questions, please contact Public Affairs Officer, Brenda Small, at Alpost 06 at gmail.com. website. Catch up with more local news stories on signalsaz.com. Subscribe and be the F1 RSD2 no.