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I Had To Step Up & Out Of My Comfort Zone

Chief Shaway
I have been the Commander for our Legions SAL for quite a few years now.
Every Memorial Day Ceremony, it is my job, along with the head of the Auxiliary to place the wreath at the tomb during the ceremony.
The husband of the lady I was supposed to help today is not getting around very good and he handed me his rifle and informed me we were trading jobs this year.
Knowing all eyes are on you during the 21 gun salute and knowing that you have only done this once before 10 years ago at a funeral gets the nerves going.
I might not of been as sharp with the commands, but, my rifle went off all three times.

As a side note, after the first volley, I heard one safety click off😉
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  • mogley98
    Glad you were able to be there and participate fewer people appreciate the service that some gave
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  • remingtonoaks
    Good for you, and you might consider cross training in each other's jobs just in case something like this happens again.
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  • drobs
    Hopefully y'all did a better job than these folks:

    https://www.news9.com/story/40395986/pearl-harbor-survivor-laid-to-rest-in-oklahoma-city
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  • Bubba Jr.
    When the local color guard did their rifle salute to Dad, it was pretty pathetic. There was one old woman that couldn't even get her rifle up to her shoulder and never did fire it. One old man dropped his rifle as it fired the first round. And the bugler had one of those bugles with a speaker in the end of it. And to top it all off, a crop duster kept flying over as the service progressed.

    I give them all credit for trying, but it was kind of sad. I told my brother it was too bad Dad was in the Army and not the Air Corps.
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  • Sam06
    drobs wrote:


    That is sorry.
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