CAMP NELSON HONOR GUARD INC

Our mission is to keep bright the memory of all who have served in the military, past, present and future. We are dedicated to bring honor, dignity and tradition to military funeral services in the central Kentucky area. We enhance the funeral services by leading a horse-drawn caisson as we bring the deceased to the communal shelter. The various visiting military details/honor guard units fall in behind, then the riderless horse and his handler come in at the rear. We are privileged to escort veterans, military and KIAs the final few steps to their final resting place. The use of the horses and wagons is because of the history of Camp Nelson, which was the 2nd largest Union Army Supply Depot in the U.S., and is the only pristine site remaining. The Camp Nelson Historic/Archaeological District has, in 2013, been designated as a National Historic Landmark.Tens of thousands of wagons/ambulances, and other horse-drawn equipment was assembled at Camp Nelson. After the Battle of Richmond, eyewitnesses said the wagon trains, returning with the dead and wounded, was five miles long. Burials began after the battle of Richmond, was extensive after the Battle of Perryville, and continue to the present. Because it is a National Cemetery, veterans are brought from many states. It is our Kentucky heritage tied to present-day military protocol. In essence, the Camp Nelson Honor Guard has always been about: helping to create a memory in the public's consciousness, to show how selfless soldiers are; offering a sense of closure to family and friends; bringing an element of ceremony, connected to our unique heritage; leaving a memory that will lie within a person's heart to bring solace and comfort; aiding the living -- by furthering education, civic activities and historic preservation. We welcome volunteers to come to headquarters. We are looking for volunteers to help with the library, and Annual Events: Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Wreaths Across America, others.