Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard Provides Dignity Throughout Year

By  //  May 12, 2015

professionalism and honor

As I attended the Funeral Services last week of a longtime friend and retired FBI agent, I watched with pride as the members of our Honor Guard Unit presented the United States flag to the agent's wife. (BCSO image)
As I attended the Funeral Services last week of a longtime friend and retired FBI agent, I watched with pride as the members of our Honor Guard Unit presented the United States flag to the agent’s wife. (BCSO image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – As I attended the Funeral Services last week of a longtime friend and retired FBI agent, I watched with pride as the members of our Honor Guard Unit presented the United States flag to the agent’s wife.

As they stood at attention and presented the flag, their presence was one of professionalism and honor.

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard is comprised of members of our agency and includes both Patrol and Corrections Deputies.

In addition to their everyday duties the team provides Honor Guard services throughout the year at memorial services, funerals and many other events throughout Brevard County.

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They are an amazing group of men and women that stand with pride as they present the great flag of our country.

Please join me in thanking them for their service and professionalism as they honor our great country and those who have stood to protect us at home and abroad.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.

Sheriff Wayne Ivey

Prior to being elected in 2012, Sheriff Ivey served the citizens of the State of Florida as a Resident Agent in Charge for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. As a member of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sheriff Ivey developed and created the country’s first ever statewide Task Force on Identity Theft.

That same year the Task Force was named one of the top five most innovative programs in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and investigated approximately 44 million dollars in fraud cases. Additionally, as a member of FDLE, Sheriff Ivey created the Child Abduction Response Team (C.A.R.T) that re-defined the way Child Abduction cases are conducted throughout the country today.

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.

The program was later selected as the most innovative program in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is now used as a nationwide model in the response and investigation of child abductions.

Sheriff Ivey has testified before the United States Congress on law enforcement related matters and has extensive experience in the area of Public Integrity Investigations. Sheriff Ivey was honored as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Special Agent of the Year (1996) and was also recognized by the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for his Outstanding Contributions to Criminal Justice. In August of 2011 Sheriff Ivey was honored by the National Organization of Victims Advocacy for his work at the national level as an advocate of victim’s rights and protection.

Sheriff Ivey speaks regularly on topics such as Identity Theft, Crime in America, Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Self Defense through Mental Preparedness. Sheriff Ivey firmly believes that Crime Prevention and Education are vital to reduce our crime rate and protect our community.

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