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[GALEHALLOCK at aol.com]

In a message dated 05/21/2007 12:35:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
cbower at frontiernet.net writes:

 
 
 

US Navy Presidential Ceremonial Honor Guard  Drill Team 
 
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Ahhhhhhhhhh you make an old Navy guy's heart swell  with pride Carole.    One 
of my classmates in  "A" School was selected for one of these groups.  I can 
only imagine the  training they go through.  You almost have to do this stuff 
in your  sleep.
 
I also started to laugh remembering an event while  in the navy and stationed 
at a communications base in Morocco North  Africa.  I was stationed there 
from 1972 to 1975.  About halfway  through my tour we had a new captain come 
aboard.  They had the big  ceremony towards the back of our small base on "The 
Captains Island".  It  was a round section of field in front of the Captain's 
house and surrounded by a  street.  Towards the back was the base school for 
dependants.  The  kids were all out of school watching the Change of Command 
ceremony.  Rumor  was going around that after the Change of Command they would have 
all of us  "Pass in Review" to honor the new Captain and also show off for 
the kids.   Panic insued.  There were some old salts who hadn't marched since 
boot camp  20-30 years ago.  Turns out the rumor WAS true and the command to 
"pass in  review" was given.  I think it was more of a summer stroll than a 
march,  but we faked our way through it.  
 
This was great Carole.   Thanks.
 
Gale
 



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