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Post by 26th on Sept 15, 2008 19:48:53 GMT -5
Hi All Just back from Washington DC and took this picture at Arlington. I was there on 9-11 Is this not a Filipino guarding the Tomb? I of course could not ask, but what a wonderful expeierence to witness. A Filipino and the changing of the Old Guard on 9-11. Rudy/26thCav
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Post by legionnaire on Sept 15, 2008 20:18:37 GMT -5
Great Pics Rudy!! Did you also get to visit the WWII memorial as they have their the Bataan & Corrigidor on the Pacific side? If you notice on the 1st photo you took the exact moment when Both Sgt. and Pinoy guard's front heels are exactly hitting the ground. The height of front toes to the ground are almost the same and their back foot are exactly the same angle, both shoe tips only touching the ground. And their feet distances are almost exactly the same too. What you have captured is almost a mid air identical pose. I study this details as an animator observing people's walks. ;D Philip
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Post by VeeVee on Sept 16, 2008 16:44:57 GMT -5
Yep looks Filipino to me. Nice shots.
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Post by dimasalang on Sept 18, 2008 17:50:12 GMT -5
I give these guys a tremendous amount of respect. It is extremely hard to be a sentinel...In 85 years, only 553 soldiers were picked to be guards.They NEVER stop guarding the tombs...24hrs a day 365 days a year during rain, sleet, snow, and scorching heat. During a really bad storm, President Bush asked them to stop guarding the tomb, they refused and duked it out while 20 trees around them fell. Watching the sentinels is a sight to behold. Everything about the sentinels is precise. They walk 21 steps along the black mat, stop for 21 seconds, and walk back 21 steps...repeating this for the next hour. The changing of the guard is done every hour beginning with a FULL inspection of the next sentinel. Only other group I have seen any more precise are the Marines Silent Drill Platoon. Found this youtube video of the changing of the guards. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqZ-mkdp1H0
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Post by 26th on Sept 18, 2008 19:02:17 GMT -5
During the time I was there, the changing of the guard happened every 30 minutes. Could of been summer schedule. It was fantastic to see on 9-11 day.
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