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Thursday Afternoon Diversion: A Compilation Of Honor Guard Fails

By Chuck Sudo in Arts & Entertainment on Nov 21, 2013 9:10PM

When I went through Navy boot camp a seeming lifetime ago my company was warned about maintaining "discipline in ranks" and that any undue movement during marching and drill practice would be rewarded with laps around the exercise yard (dubbed the "grinder") and push-ups and sit-ups until we puked.

This compilation of honor guard fails (many of them unexpected) would have sent my company commanders into fits.