Mission Statement
The mission of the National Honor Guard Commanders Association is to establish a group of Honor Guard Commanders nationwide, who will share information and experiences in order to make us stronger leaders and more knowledgeable in what we do.
We will work to ensure that our fellow firefighters who have either died in the line of duty or who have died after a lifetime of serving their communities are honored and remembered. In addition to this, we will provide comfort and support to the families of these firefighters and ensure that their sacrifices are always remembered.
We will not only provide support to our own fire service organizations, but we will reach out to the entire fire service to offer resources and support to those in need.
Please feel free to contact us if you would either like additional information about the NHGCA, or have comments. We would welcome any information or resources that you could share
that would be of assistance to other honor guards.
While the organizational structure of the NHGCA was established for the Fire service, we felt that by adding unit listings and resources for both Law Enforcement and Bagpipe Bands, all Honor Guards would benefit from the sharing of this information. The ultimate goal is to honor all fallen firefighters, EMS providers and law enforcement personnel and make sure that their memories and sacrifices are never forgotten.
We Need Your Help and Support
On, April 1, 2011 (no joke) Congressman John Larson introduced an amendment to the Flag code which would specifically honor first responders by permitting the Governor to declare the US Flag to be flown at half staff in the event of a line of duty death. Below is the link to the press release from the Congressman’s Office.
The bill, H.R.1330, has been forwarded to the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. In order to gain support of the bill, The National Honor Guard Commanders Association would like to ask all first responders to please express their support by contacting their their respective Members of Congress to sign on as a co-sponsor. This support would bring the bill out of committee and back to the House floor for a vote.
We have attached a sample letter that can be modified and used to express your support of this bill to members of Congress. Attached are copies of this letter in MS Word and as a PDF document. The letter can either be mailed or sent sent via e-mail to your local member of Congress. Your support for the bill can also be expressed by calling the office of your local legislator.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and support of this effort on behalf of all of the families of emergency responders.
