Story by Sgt. Leticia Samuels | North Carolina National Guard | 08.28.2016
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A member of the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Regiment filled the air with musical notes from a bagpipe as the oldest color guard in Fayetteville marched to the stage to post the colors during the North Carolina Military Academy’s (NCMA) graduation ceremony of 19 newly commissioned officers at the John F. Kennedy Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, Aug, 27, 2016....
Story by Sgt. Leticia Samuels | 382nd Public Affairs Detachment | 08.22.2015
The drumming of the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry (FILI), the oldest color guard regiment known in Fayetteville, North Carolina, silenced the crowd as they marched through the auditorium, in U.S. Militia infantry uniforms dated from the mid 1800s, to post the colors during the 139th Regional Training Institute (139th RTI), North Carolina Army National Guard’s Officer Candidate......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jordan | North Carolina National Guard | 01.24.2014
Army Col. John Byrd stood at attention as the Honor Guard presented his brigadier general officer’s flag; a single star on a red field. The flag was placed next to the United States and North Carolina colors during his promotion ceremony at North Carolina National Guard Joint Force Headquarters here today....
