Honor Guard

The Honor Guard is the successor to the Orangetown Color Guard which was created in 1973 after the deaths of Officer Michael Reedy and Officer Thomas Kennedy.  A hastily formed color guard was assembled for the funeral. Thereafter the Color Guard was created using volunteers and newly purchased equipment, and in memory of the fallen officers, a unit flag was designed and their badge numbers, #57 and #68, were added as part of the design.  This flag was paid for by the Orangetown PBA.  This newly created Color Guard made its first formal appearance that same year at a Rockland Warriors semi-professional football game played at the Marian Shrine in West Haverstraw in honor of the fallen officers and for the benefit of their survivors.  The Orangetown Color Guard was one of the first police units of its type in Rockland County and it and its successor, the Honor Guard,  have appeared in many parades and at Law Enforcement funerals and dedications.

Contact Sergeant Robert Ruggiero at 359-7395, Ext. 146 for information and availability.

Picture shows Honor Guard with 3 former Chiefs.  From left, Chief Crable 1978-1992, Chief Wanamaker 1992-1997 and Chief Maines 1969-1970.