200-28 Office Funerals and Ceremonial Honors

Question 1

Full Department Honors

Answer 1

The rendering of honors for a Houston police officer killed while performing a police-related task or duty.

Question 2

Department Honors

Answer 2

The rendering of honors upon the honorable (as determined by the department) death of an active or honorably retired Houston police officer whose death was unrelated to employment by the department. Civilian employees killed while performing a police-related task or duty may receive department honors.

Question 3

Ceremonial Honors

Answer 3

The rendering of honors by representatives of the department, as approved by the Chief of Police, at special events or at the funeral of anyone who should be honored in this manner because of their relationship with the department.

Question 4

All flags at police facilities shall be flown at

half-staff from the time of the officer’s death until ______.

Answer 4

burial

Question 5

The Honor Guard shall assume the casket guard duty ____ hour prior to the funeral service.

Answer 5

one

Question 6

A ______ shall be conducted for those deceased employees who were veterans of the United States Armed Forces and upon approval of the deceased employee’s family.

Answer 6

flag-folding ceremony

Question 7

For out-of-town funerals, if the family of an HPD officer killed in the line of duty requests the Honor Guard and the funeral is to be held within the state of Texas, ________ shall attend.

Answer 7

members of the Honor Guard