guard of honor in English

noun
1
a group of soldiers ceremonially welcoming an important visitor or escorting a casket in a funeral.
With any luck, they'll survive the upcoming war, and we can employ them as guards of honor , if that'd make you feel any better.

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1. Uniformed Nazi troopers formed a guard of honor for pilgrims outside the cathedral.