The Cass County Honor Guard has been requested by some rather impressive organizations over the past few months, bringing their live viewing audience to over 1.4 million people within the past four years and over 600,000 in the 2008 summer alone. The Kansas City Royals Baseball organization invited the cadet Honor Guard for opening ceremonies at the April 12, 2008 game against the Minnesota Twins to a sold-out crowd. The Honor Guard has continued their service to the Royals throughout the summer and fall, performing about ten times this season.

Another impressive opportunity for the Honor Guard was the racing events at the Kansas Speedway on April 25-27, 2008. Cadets provided the colors before approximately 140,000 spectators, television crews, the drivers and their pit crews for the exciting racing events. The Kansas City Star newspaper devoted the ‘C’ section of its article “Indy Racing: A to Z” to the Cass County Honor Guard’s service to the Speedway and to the Royals. The weekend consisted of the URL and the Indy Car races.

An occasion to honor one of our own, C/Capt. Kenna Eggenberger, came about on Saturday, May 10. The Honor Guard was chosen to serve during the opening ceremonies for the home school graduation held before hundreds of families and friends of the honored graduates.
Locally, the South Kansas City Moose under-18 boys baseball team recruited the Honor Guard to present the colors at five of their summer games held in Harrisonville, MO. At the June 12, 2008 game, the team presented the Honor Guard with a signed baseball from the team. Moose Coach Scott Maid said, “You bring real class to this event.”

The Cass County Honor Guard was honored when requested to present the colors for Col. N. J. “Doc” Knutz's memorial service. Doc Knutz served the CAP organization at every level from Squadron to National. He was a dear friend and colleague to many, and will be sorely missed.
Honor Guard members included: C/SrA Jonathan Fairchild, C/Amn Malachi Hargis, C/2Lt Jordan Hargis, C/CMSgt Austin Hooper, C/CMSgt Aaron Hooper, C/Capt Kenna Eggenberger, C/CMSgt Karra Miller, C/2Lt Lucas Eggenberger, C/MSgt Abrum Kennedy, C/CMSgt Joshua Hargis, C/A1C Genesis Martinez, C/A1C Muriel Eaton, C/Amn Zach Bartlett, and C/2Lt Aubry Eaton.