The adjutant general shall pay the expenses of firing squads rendering final military honors at funeral rites held in this state for any person who served with honor in the armed forces of the United States of America in time of war.  Firing squads may be composed of active members of the national guard or of any recognized organization of veterans of any war of the United States of America.  

He shall promulgate rules and regulations for rendering these honors and defraying the expenses.