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From: Brian Nielsen (brian.nielsen@TCS.WAP.ORG)
Date: Thu Aug 31 2000 - 06:54:56 CDT
on 8/31/00 2:36 AM, CHUCK BRAMLET at chuckb@AZTEC.ASU.EDU wrote:
>> TO THE COLORS is played when everyone has gathered for the raising
>> or lowering of the flag.
>
> The way I remember it, "To The Colors" is a fast, upbeat piece that
> is used (and we used it) for posting the colors in the morning.
> However, I never heard it used to lower the flag.
I want to recall separate calls too, but as indicated in my initial post I
was simply quoting from the current MB book... Perhaps someone else can be
more certain in their recollections of the history of the badge/calls?
Brian Nielsen
ASM - T1946
Washington, DC
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