Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment in SoCal 03-04-07
 

For those of you interested, the Marine Corps will be presenting the Commandant's Own at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. It is an outstanding show that will leave you breathless, David



Marines and family/friends of Marines -

As promised last year, the United States Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment is back and will perform at the Pasadena Rose Bowl on March 4, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. For those unfamiliar with the detachment, it is comprised
of:

1. The Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps (also known as "The Commandant's Own"). These musicians will demonstrate a mastery of music while on the march. 2. The Marine Corps Color Guard will be on hand to display the Marine Corps' battle colors and streamers earned during the more than 230 years of faithful service to our nation. 3. The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon. These Marines will perform a series of complex drill movements with M1 Garand rifles (with fixed
bayonets) - executing the movements with no verbal communication.

A flyer is attached. There is no need to RSVP. This event is FREE, and seating is first come-first served. The event is approximately one-hour long.

I would also appreciate if you could pass this information along to anyone you know who may be interested in seeing these great Marines in action.

The point of contact for more information is Corporal Miguel Carrasco, Public Affairs, at (323) 294-3679 or carrascoma@marines.usmc.mil.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Semper Fidelis,

Cpl. Miguel A. Carrasco Jr.
Marketing and Public Affairs NCO
U.S. Marine Corps
Recruiting Station Los Angeles
5051 Rodeo Rd., Ste. 2034
Los Angeles, CA 90501
Office: (323) 294-3679
Fax: (323) 294-0415

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. Marines don't have that problem.
Ronald Reagan, President

Here is a video of the performance. I don't know how to insert a video, can someone give me some simple instructions?

Thanks, David

Right click the part that says embed to the right of the video then paste it here.

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Thanks Jim, David

Your Welcome David, Jim



BTW - Vid is cool.

David,

Count me in. A buddy of mine and I are leaving my area around 10:30am. Possibly see you there. Thanks for the info.

Chris

This is always an outstanding show!

Have fun, fellas! SmileWavy

Randy

I am taking my 3 kids. It is going to be an outstanding show as always, David

That was an absolutely wonderful show. Thanks for the link and the invite, David. It was well worth the drive. Here are my pics from today for those that are interested.

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/cmanneh/MarineCorpsSilentDrillPlatoon"><img src="http://lh6.google.com/image/cmanneh/Reu4n-pcuzE/AAAAAAAABWE/g47H7_nokPE/s160-c/MarineCorpsSilentDrillPlatoon.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="border:none;padding:0px;margin-top:16px;"></a></div><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/cmanneh/MarineCorpsSilentDrillPlatoon"><div style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon</div></a><div style="color:#808080"></div></div>

And a small video of the drum and bugle corp.

<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-8466671542101934453&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>

We had a great time too Chris. I loved the rendition of "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt. Did you record that too? The precision of the Silent Drill Platoon was unbelievable as well.

David