Honor Guard in VA Hospice Remembrance Ceremony

Honor Guard in VA Hospice Remembrance Ceremony

Every year in May the Bob Stump VA Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona holds a remembrance ceremony for all the families of the veterans who have passed away in the Hospice ward during the past year. This year it was held on May 17, for the 105 veterans who had passed on. The American Legion Ernest A. Love Post 6 provided an honor guard, and various hospital staff and volunteers provided music, poems, and photos of the deceased members; It was a time to celebrate the lives of local heroes who had served their country. Culminating the ceremony was a release of live butterflies, followed by retreat of the colors and a benediction. Afterwards a lunch was served to the families and ceremony participants.