Fortis honores

We render final military honors to all* veterans regardless of race, color, religion or affiliation with a veteran's organization.  We provide our services at the request of and in cooperation with all Funeral Directors based in Marion County, Indiana and those counties immediately adjacent.

Plea for volunteers: click here.

We also can perform a Memorial Service at the request of the Family of the veteran.  We will need a copy of the DD 214 or their VA I.D. card in order to do the service.  In order to request this service use the Memorial Request in the menu bar.

Our Honor Guard detail normally includes a Commander, Chaplain, Bugler, and Rifle Team.  The complete ceremony includes a short reading and nondenominational prayer by the Commander and Chaplain, a rifle salute of three volleys, bugler sounding Taps, ceremonial folding of the United States flag and its presentation to the next of kin, and concludes with a presentation of three spent cartridges representing the volleys fired in the rifle salute.  We work with the honor guard detail from each branch of the military and tailor what we do to complement their portion of the service.

Our Color Guard detail normally includes a Commander, a squad leader, two flag bearers, and two riflemen.  We can perform the opening posting and closing retirement of the of the Colors as well as a narrated 13 folds of Old Glory. 

* See eligibility