Conservation Warden honor guard
The Wisconsin Conservation Warden Honor Guard is a newly developed unit by Warden Supervisor Jeremy Peery. The Honor Guard is a ceremonial unit that does presentation of colors at various events and can provide full funeral detail for past conservation wardens. Warden Peery wrote the following about the Honor Guard in the Wisconsin Conservation Warden Association’s July 2013 newsletter -
"After many years of tossing informal honor guards together for funerals, I wanted to establish a formalized, well trained, and disciplined team that could perform ceremonial and funeral details with honor, pride, and dignity. …I knew that I would need some assistance establishing more detailed guidelines. That’s when I enlisted the help of Conservation Warden Randy Dunkel. Randy, while serving in the Marine Corps, spent a year on the 2nd Marine Division Color Guard and had the experience that I needed to help get the honor guard running….
…Over the next few months Randy and I consulted, brainstormed, researched, and developed the honor guard uniform, policies, and procedures….
…That’s when Randy and I approached the Wisconsin Conservation Warden Association with the project, its goals, and aspirations. The Association and its partner organization, WCEF, graciously jumped into the project with both feet and provided funds for the honor guard flags, staffs, and lapel pins and began a fund for donations to the project. Letters were sent to donors and retired wardens all over the country and, after a few months and a large contribution from the Noyes family, 5 uniforms were purchased….
…As of right now, we have 5 members on the team – Randy Dunkel, Cody Adams, Andy Lundin, Mike Rader, and me. The ultimate goal is to have 12 members total comprising two six person teams – one in the North and one in the South. Recruitment for the remaining positions is closed at this time as we build up the necessary funds for the uniforms.
The Honor Guard is primarily a ceremonial unit. We conduct funeral details including full funeral service honors (casket watch, flag folding and firing squad). We conduct ceremonial presentation of colors at major events (such as the Haskell Noyes recognition dinner, recruit graduation, swearing in ceremonies, law enforcement memorials, etc.)."
WCEF is proud to assist the Honor Guard in reaching their fundraising goals. If you wish to donate to this program, please click on the PayPal Donate button below for a quick and secure donation method. After you click the Donate button, you will be taken to PayPal’s secure website to complete the transaction. Please add a message for your donation (“For Warden Honor Guard”, etc.) to specify the funds for the Honor Guard program. You will be given the option to add a message after you complete the payment information and go to complete the order. If you do not provide a message regarding what you wish your donation to be used for, funds received may be used for general Foundation purposes. All donations are tax-deductible.
"After many years of tossing informal honor guards together for funerals, I wanted to establish a formalized, well trained, and disciplined team that could perform ceremonial and funeral details with honor, pride, and dignity. …I knew that I would need some assistance establishing more detailed guidelines. That’s when I enlisted the help of Conservation Warden Randy Dunkel. Randy, while serving in the Marine Corps, spent a year on the 2nd Marine Division Color Guard and had the experience that I needed to help get the honor guard running….
…Over the next few months Randy and I consulted, brainstormed, researched, and developed the honor guard uniform, policies, and procedures….
…That’s when Randy and I approached the Wisconsin Conservation Warden Association with the project, its goals, and aspirations. The Association and its partner organization, WCEF, graciously jumped into the project with both feet and provided funds for the honor guard flags, staffs, and lapel pins and began a fund for donations to the project. Letters were sent to donors and retired wardens all over the country and, after a few months and a large contribution from the Noyes family, 5 uniforms were purchased….
…As of right now, we have 5 members on the team – Randy Dunkel, Cody Adams, Andy Lundin, Mike Rader, and me. The ultimate goal is to have 12 members total comprising two six person teams – one in the North and one in the South. Recruitment for the remaining positions is closed at this time as we build up the necessary funds for the uniforms.
The Honor Guard is primarily a ceremonial unit. We conduct funeral details including full funeral service honors (casket watch, flag folding and firing squad). We conduct ceremonial presentation of colors at major events (such as the Haskell Noyes recognition dinner, recruit graduation, swearing in ceremonies, law enforcement memorials, etc.)."
WCEF is proud to assist the Honor Guard in reaching their fundraising goals. If you wish to donate to this program, please click on the PayPal Donate button below for a quick and secure donation method. After you click the Donate button, you will be taken to PayPal’s secure website to complete the transaction. Please add a message for your donation (“For Warden Honor Guard”, etc.) to specify the funds for the Honor Guard program. You will be given the option to add a message after you complete the payment information and go to complete the order. If you do not provide a message regarding what you wish your donation to be used for, funds received may be used for general Foundation purposes. All donations are tax-deductible.