"If you are able, would you please rise for the posting of the colors.
Honor Guard: Attention: Present Arms.
Post the colors."

This is the beginning of the North Georgia Honor Guard (NGHG) ceremony to pay last respects and honor a veteran who has passed away.
After the U.S. flag is posted, the POW/MIA and honor guard flag, and the military branch flags (in the order they were approved by Congress) are all posted.
After a short prayer, there is a posting of an additional flag of the deceased veteran's branch of service, and a rifle, helmet and boots (if a combat veteran). The chaplain then speaks about the reason we have come to honor the veteran, there is a rifle salute and Taps. The American flag is ceremoniously displayed and folded. The meaning of each fold is explained and the flag is presented to the next of kin. The entire ceremony takes about 20 minutes.
The ceremony takes place at funeral homes, cemeteries and private residences in Georgia and Tennessee. The format is also used for programs like Memorial Day, Pearl Harbor Day and Veterans Day, and many community events.
In the mid-1980s each local veterans service organization (VSO) had its own honor guard with its own program. Lt. Col. George Pletcher (Army, ret.) reorganized, drew up a program and formed the North Georgia Honor Guard. There is an Eastern Division in Blairsville, Ga., and a Western Division in Blue Ridge, Ga. The members are volunteers from every branch of service, and the only requirements to be in the honor guard are an honorable discharge and a desire to serve. There are no requirements to be a member of a VSO. Members receive no pay and provide their own expenses and uniforms.
The NGHG performs 60 to 80 funerals a year in each division.
Community service is also a large part of the NGHG. Several flag-raising ceremonies are performed each year in the city and county. A flag etiquette class is conducted at each of the elementary and middle schools.
In short, the North Georgia Honor Guard is there to honor veterans in every way possible in life and in death, and to ensure that our veterans and their sacrifices are not forgotten.