The United States Marine Corps Battle Color Ceremony MCAS Beaufort

Mary McClaskey, Chris Skrip, and Maria Skrip attended the Battle Color Ceremony at MCAS Beaufort tonight (9/16/08).

The U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps marched out on the field in the most beautiful uniform (red jackets with white trousers). They performed 2 sets of 3 songs in the afternoon heat that you can only get in coastal South Carolina. I really can not even describe how GREAT these young men and women are in the Drum and Bugle Corps. It is one of those things that if you ever get a chance to see them in person, it will definitely be worth your time. It was stunning!

As soon as the Drum and Bugle Corps finished, the Silent Drill Platoon performed a precision drill that awed the crowd. Again, if you have never seen the Silent Drill Platoon, the only word I can use to describe them is amazing! Without calling out any orders, the members of this elite group being lead by the rifle inspector perform spins and exchanges of a M-1 rifle with a bayonet on the end of it!! All you hear during their demonstration is the click of the rifle in their hands as they perform the drill. Even though, I loved seeing the red jackets and white trousers, my all time favorite uniform in the U.S. Military is the Marine Corps dress blues!

Thank you, Col. Jack Synder for the invitation to this spectacular event! It is something that I will never forget.

Article contributed by: Maria Skrip, Owner, Realtor, RE/MAX Sea Island Realty Beaufort South Carolina.

The U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, also know as "The Commandants Own".

The US Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon.