colour guard

noun

1. a military guard in a parade, ceremony, etc, that carries and escorts the flag or regimental colours

Example Sentences

The pre-game festivities featured local pop stars, a military marching band, feathered dancers, a colour guard team and a fire engine driving around the field, hosing off the crowd.

From BBC

As for you, my Martian friends of an identifiable colour, guard yourselves well.

From The Guardian

Out on the field, at noon sharp, a five-person colour guard assembles on the side of the field, holding aloft the American flag.

From BBC

Photograph: Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Related: Activist pulls down Confederate flag in front of South Carolina statehouse The St Petersburg resident said he spent six years in the navy, served in the colour guard and had strong feelings about vexillology, the scientific study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags.

From The Guardian

There are hundreds of colour guard performances on YouTube, but according to Byrne, none of them capture the real essence of the sport.

From The Guardian