§ 612 National Guard Colors Standards
This law tells how the flags and colors for state National Guard and Naval Militia units must look, and it lets the Adjutant General give funeral flags to the families of deceased members so they become family property.
A National Guard soldier dies in a car accident, and the Adjutant General presents the same ceremonial flag used by the Army to the soldier's family, which then becomes a keepsake for them.
Because the law allows the Adjutant General to deliver the service flag to the family of a fallen Guard member, the family receives that flag and can keep it.
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§ 612 National Guard Colors Standards
Last verified: January 11, 2026