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Changing of the Guard, a video.

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in reference to this, now locked thread, I took the liberty of capturing one of the changing of the guard at the white house rotunda. it happens twice an hour, at :00 and :30. it doesn't have the flair of the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, but it gives me chills to watch. The only sound during the entire process is the clicking of the watch commander's heels as he about-faces...


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Military tradition and emphasis on ceremony is a beautiful thing. I'm going to try and make it down there tonight. Suprising that it looks like there aren't that many people in the rotunda in this video.
 
Originally posted by: Triumph
Military tradition and emphasis on ceremony is a beautiful thing. I'm going to try and make it down there tonight. Suprising that it looks like there aren't that many people in the rotunda in this video.
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They only let a few people at a time in there, to make it more personal. But the wait was at least 2-4 hours through the night.
 
Originally posted by: jumpr
Originally posted by: Triumph
Military tradition and emphasis on ceremony is a beautiful thing. I'm going to try and make it down there tonight. Suprising that it looks like there aren't that many people in the rotunda in this video.
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They only let a few people at a time in there, to make it more personal. But the wait was at least 2-4 hours through the night.
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Indeed, it doesn't help they stop every 30 minutes for a 5 minute guard change ceremony either. In the end, I think it is better to keep the emphasis on honoring the man, rather than trying to get as many people as possible in and out.
 
A coworker of mine was in the Old Guard a few years ago. Funny; for all their emphasis on personal responsibility, duty, perfection, etc., this guy is literally a joke around the office for how lazy he is. I saw a picture of him when he was in the Army (just a few years ago), and he definitely had that "look" of a perfect soldier that the Old Guard goes for. Now, he's about 40 pounds overweight, leaves by about 3:30 every day, and complains about how much he hates his wife every chance he gets. So much his training on physical fitness, responsibility, and personal duty.
 
thanks for the 2 extra mirrors guys! At 8MB a pop, I'm sure people's bandwidth will worship you as a god.. that is when everyone is awake and actually gets in here to watch the clip. Good thing I went to wmv, before it was 24MB as divx 5.05 :Q
 
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Thanks for posting that.
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It was my pleasure. Although a sad event, it's a refreshing clip for ATOT, a departure from the usual camel-toe, babe, and dog-humping pics/vids that are usually posted here.
 
Quick question here about the changing of the guard.

Who is the extra soldier.
5 soldiers surround the casket, while one is of to the side.
Now I assume (maybe incorrectly) that the 5 around the casket are a member of each branch of the armed forces.
But who does the six guy off to the side respresent. I didn't get a chance to watch, so I am just curious.

Also just as side note, Its the Capitol Rotunda
 
Originally posted by: Ynog
Quick question here about the changing of the guard.

Who is the extra soldier.
5 soldiers surround the casket, while one is of to the side.
Now I assume (maybe incorrectly) that the 5 around the casket are a member of each branch of the armed forces.
But who does the six guy off to the side respresent. I didn't get a chance to watch, so I am just curious.

Also just as side note, Its the Capitol Rotunda
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the 6th man guards th US flag off the screen to the left. You'll notice the blue flag with the presidential seal on the screen in the background, but to the other side is the US flag, which is guarded.
 
Originally posted by: Ynog
Quick question here about the changing of the guard.

Who is the extra soldier.
5 soldiers surround the casket, while one is of to the side.
Now I assume (maybe incorrectly) that the 5 around the casket are a member of each branch of the armed forces.
But who does the six guy off to the side respresent. I didn't get a chance to watch, so I am just curious.

Also just as side note, Its the Capitol Rotunda
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I think he's like the senior officer, there to inspect and make sure it goes perfectly. Such was done yesterday after the honor guard loaded the casket onto the artilery box. After the soldiers secured the casket, another came over to inspect and make sure it was secure and the flag was folded tight.
 
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