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May I have your attention please!
Color guard advance!
Hand Salute!
Color guard halt!
Color guard, post the colors of the United States of America!
Please join us in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance!
Two!
Color guard, post the colors of the great state of Colorado!
Color guard, return to ranks! About face!
Color guard, Retreat!
Color guard, halt!
Color guard at ease!
Pack 662 at ease!
OPENING FLAG CEREMONY
May
I have your attention please! (spoken to the audience)
Color
guard, present the colors! Or Color guard advance!
Remember
that the US Flag is marched on the right but placed at the audience left
(speaker's right).
As the Color guard is advancing, the individual
giving the commands issues the next command, which is, Hand Salute! to
the audience (the Color guard does NOT salute)
The next
command is Color guard halt!
The Color guard then stops near the
flag stand and remains at attention
Any flag, which is being carried with
the US flag, is dropped slightly
The color guard is given the command:
Color guard, post the colors of the United States of America! The U.S.
flag is raised first in a swift manner. If there is no flag pole, then the U.S.
flag is placed in its stand before any other flag.
If there is only 1 flag
pole, then the U.S. flag is attached to the lanyard first followed by the State
and pack/troop flag.
The audience is then asked to please repeat the Pledge of Allegiance
The color guard is given the command:
Color guard, post the colors of the Great State of Colorado
At the
conclusion of the Pledge, the command Two! is issued to the audience.
The salutes are dropped and the Color guard remains at attention.
The next command is, Color guard,
return to ranks! The Color guard starts to the back of the room and is then
commanded, Color Guard, halt!
At this point, the Color
guard is instructed, Color guard, about face!
The Color guard is
then instructed, Color guard, at ease!
The audience (Pack or Troop) is instructed: Pack 662 at ease!
Notes:
The Color guard should
walk in pairs, a guard on the left of the US flag and then a second line with a
guard on the left of the State flag or Pack flag. In a single line, the order
should be, guard, US Flag, state or pack flag, guard.
This is not the only way for the Colors to be presented, however it is the most common. More details about flag ceremonies and possible openings are available in the Den and Pack Ceremonies guide from the Boy Scouts of America.
CLOSING FLAG CEREMONY
Please rise for the retiring of the Colors
Color Guard advance!
Color Guard halt!
Color Guard, retrieve the Colors of the United States of America. Hand Salute!
Color Guard, retrieve the flag of the Great State of Colorado.
Color Guard retreat!
Two!
Color Guard Halt!
Color Guard at ease. Pack 662 at ease.