Keith_Indy
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I'm not a veteran, but I know many on here are.
Indy Honor Guard in need of more veterans to continue performing funeral honors
The group has seen an uptick in military funerals and needs volunteers to give veterans the proper honors as they're buried.
www.wthr.com
The organization that renders those military honors said they are in desperate need of volunteers as the demand continues to increase in the Indianapolis area.
"We were averaging just under 300 funerals a year and now we feel pretty confident that unfortunately, we will eclipse 600 this year," said Commander Ron Montague.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Military Honor Guard (IMMHG) formed in 2014. The nonprofit organization only has 24 members right now and are currently spreading themselves thin in order to fulfill requests from Hoosier families.
"For example, we had five funerals yesterday. I had two teams doing five funerals," he said.