Misplaced Pages

Posting the Colors

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Traditional American ceremony
A color guard of the 4th Infantry Division preparing to post the colors

The Posting of the Colors is a practice conducted by military color guards of the United States at the beginning of a particular ceremony. The practice is also done by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, as well as the Boy Scouts of America. Posting the colors requires that a color guard team move the colors (usually the American flag, the state flag, the service flag, and the unit flag) from a carried position and placed into a stand. This formality is normally done at events such as graduation ceremonies and public events. Specifically, it is done prior to the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" or the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. In that case, the color guard will present arms once the colors have been posted.

See also

References

  1. "Basic Flag Opening Ceremony". Boy Scout Trail. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. "All About Posting or Presenting Colors | The DrillMaster". Drillmaster. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. "Presenting Colors". www.defense.gov. U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

Media related to Posting the Colours at Wikimedia Commons


Stub icon

This military-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: