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2004-01-26 Africa: East

Old Guard establishes forward base in Ethiopia

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Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-01-26 12:15:36 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Doesn't a unit of the Old Guard conduct the funerals at Arlington National Cemetary? Or am I thinking of something else?

Posted by Jonathan 2004-1-26 1:01:46 PM|| 2004-1-26 1:01:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Yup, that's them.

Posted by Steve 2004-1-26 1:07:35 PM|| 2004-1-26 1:07:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I tend to doubt whether the skills we impart on these jugheads will be used against terrorists or against their neighbors.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-1-26 1:42:08 PM|| 2004-1-26 1:42:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, I suspect we'll be teaching ceremonial marching, so that the Presidential Guard looks pretty.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-1-26 1:51:52 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-1-26 1:51:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 While the Old Guard is indeed the unit that conducts funerals and guards the tombs' of the Unknowns, they also continue to train as the infantry they are during that assignment.

Posted by Steve 2004-1-26 2:41:22 PM|| 2004-1-26 2:41:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The OG does train as infantry - but their duties are very much ceremonial.

This smells of Pentagon "Ticket-Punching" for officers in the 3rd Infantry Regiment.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-1-27 12:52:13 AM|| 2004-1-27 12:52:13 AM|| Front Page Top

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