Southern Arizona Nurse Honor Guard holds Nightingale tribute

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - The Honor Guard held the ceremony on Friday at 10:15 a.m. at Gateway Park, under the Hilton Garden Inn, in Yuma.

The Nightingale tribute honors nurses who have passed away.

The ceremony unveiled a bench that had been adopted and cleaned up to serve as a tribute to the Honor Guard, accompanied by a plaque in their honor.

The tribute consisted of a white rose being placed, a triangle ringing three times, a candle to symbolize the nurse's life, and concluded with blowing out the candle and a statement that relieves the fallen of their nursing duties.

All of the Honor Guard members were in full white uniform with a red and blue cape draped over their shoulders.