The Battle Color Detachment, from Marine Barracks
Washington, D.C. (“the Oldest Post of the Corps”),
performed for an estimated crowd of 1,500 people on Marine
Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., March 10. The BCD is
comprised of the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps,
also known as “The Commandant’s Own,” the Silent Drill
Platoon and the Marine Corps Color Guard.
“The Commandant’s Own” performs contemporary and
traditional marching music with precision drill movements.
The Silent Drill Platoon executes precision drill with fixed
bayonets atop M1 rifles, weighing approximately 10.5 pounds.
The Marines go through their rifle maneuvers entirely without
verbal commands.
The Marine Corps Color Guard carries the only official Battle
Colors of the Marine Corps, with 54 streamers displaying the
military service, expeditions, and campaigns Marines have
participated in, from the American Revolution to today.
Hundreds of High Desert residents, from school children to
disabled veterans, traveled to MCLB Barstow to witness the
prestigious ceremony - one of hundreds the BCD performs each
year. The Marines visited with members of the audience after
the stirring performance.
| Date Taken: | 03.10.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 03.16.2015 18:51 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 394767 |
| Filename: | DOD_102295929 |
| Length: | 00:02:36 |
| Location: | BARSTOW, CA, US |
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