State Captain and/or Ride Captain will perform the following tasks to plan the mission:
- Contact the family, point of contact for the family, and the military Casualty Assistance Officer.
- Contact funeral director and Law Enforcement Officers – if necessary.
- Maintain ongoing contact with the family, POC, CAO, LEO, and funeral directors.
- Perform a recon mission to scout the church and cemetery before funeral date.
- Choose appropriate staging area(s).
- Work with LEO to choose a safe procession route.
- If requested, arrange and provide escort from airport to funeral home or area of reception.
- If requested, arrange and provide escort from funeral home or church to cemetary or point of arrival to area of reception.
- Arrange for flag line participation for funeral home and/or church.
- Plan for line-up at the funeral site prior to start of the funeral service.
- Arrange for flag truck to transport flags to cemetery after funeral service starts.
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