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Post by Sir John on Mar 3, 2013 2:29:04 GMT -5
I am sure American veterans here will know this.
The Honour Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington have a very distinctive gait when changing the guard.
Does that gait have a name and can you tell me the story behind it?
Thanks.
SJ
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Post by dontom on Mar 3, 2013 3:41:35 GMT -5
I am sure American veterans here will know this. The Honour Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington have a very distinctive gait when changing the guard. Does that gait have a name and can you tell me the story behind it? Thanks. SJ There's a lot of info. on the web about it all. See here to get started in finding your info.
-Don- SSF, CA
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Post by mcnoch on Mar 3, 2013 3:54:52 GMT -5
I only remeber that everything was tuned to "21" second intervals, as a special reference to a 21-gun salute.
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Post by Sir John on Mar 3, 2013 16:32:54 GMT -5
dontom,
Thanks for the clues. I have been to the ANC site and found that the gait is at the rate of 90 paces per minute. Given that the black mat is less than 90 paces. or at least appears to be, then practice is the key.
The gait step seems to be quite short, about 18" or so at the most.
The reason I have asked is that I have never seen such a march except for the French Foreign Legion where the pace is very slow, probably only 40 or so per minute.
SJ
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