RAYSON-MILLER POST#899
21 NORTH MAIN STREET, PITTSFORD, NEW YORK 14534

This page is dedicated to our members who have passed away. We thank 

them for their service and dedication to our country and the American

Legion. Their families, relatives and friends are in our prayers.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

Military Honors Service for Deceased Veterans

This is to raise awareness to the full Military Honors Funeral Services

 provided by any American Legion Honor Guard. The "Final Salute"

 rendered by the Honor Guard is a reverent and solemn service to bid

 farewell to our departed comrade.

Too often a veteran is not given a "Final Salute" because the family

wasn't aware that such a service existed. It is our job to make

known to all veteran families that we are here to serve our departed.

It is our honor and duty to provide a military send-off for a

deserving veteran that offered his/her life for the good of the

country.

The "Final Salute" consists of a prayer, the firing of the rifles,

the sounding of taps, the folding and presenting of the

American Flag under which this veteran served. A poppy is then

placed on the urn or casket signifying this veteran will not be

forgotten. A salute is executed with a blessing that the veteran

"Rest in Peace."

EACH VETERAN FAMILY HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY

THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR and request this service for their deceased

 veteran. No all funeral directors ask if the deceased was a veteran,

 consequently the veteran is laid to rest without the deserved "Final

 Salute." Let us not forget what these veterans did to preserve our

 freedom. Let us give them the Military Honors Burial they deserve.

TAPS