The Republican Guard is a ceremonial unit based in Paris.

Initially, it was made up of soldiers who had become unfit for operational service, and was intended to act as a ceremonial unit.

They were always intended as a primarily ceremonial unit, but were on regular duty until the 19th century.

The ceremonial unit is now split into six teams, each led by one of the six original members.

But things are different now and no one in the ceremonial unit pretends otherwise.

They spent three hours with the ceremonial unit, practicing lifting a coffin filled with free weights off a fire truck.

At three tables sit members of the Police Department's ceremonial unit, in full dress uniform and white gloves.

The other U.S. military services have their own ceremonial units.

Today the following ceremonial units in both countries still use the kepi:

His unit was more of a ceremonial unit and did not face much combat.