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Brian Nadwidny - 13 Jun 2004 16:18 GMT

So we're watching the funeral when my wife asks "How did they pick those
pallbearers?" I thought they might have been NCO's of the highest level
from the various services but I saw one guy was a corporal or something.

Sooo...does anyone know how one gets picked to be a pallbearer for a
former prez?

Brian
Edmonton, Alberta

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Scott - 13 Jun 2004 20:46 GMT

> So we're watching the funeral when my wife asks "How did they pick those
> pallbearers?" I thought they might have been NCO's of the highest level
> from the various services but I saw one guy was a corporal or something.
>
> Sooo...does anyone know how one gets picked to be a pallbearer for a
> former prez?

I didn't have a clue, but tried to find out;

http://www.quartermaster.army.mil/mac/

I am sure it is in there somewhere.

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Jammer Six - 14 Jun 2004 00:41 GMT

> So we're watching the funeral when my wife asks "How did they pick those
> pallbearers?

I only know about the army guys, who are members of the 3rd Infantry.

The 3rd Infantry is stationed in D.C., and they are the army's
ceremonial guards. They do things like guard the tombs of the unknowns.

They compete for those positions. The usual criteria.

While I'm not sure I want to be in the 3rd Infantry during a firefight,
there's no way I could stand at attention for five hours. Or one hour.
Or thirty minutes. I've done thirty minutes at parade rest, but I
didn't make it. I got in even more trouble and ended up making a floor
very, very clean.

On second thought, during a firefight, those guys could probably just
STARE at the enemy.

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Rich Lockyer - 14 Jun 2004 01:24 GMT

>there's no way I could stand at attention for five hours. Or one hour.
>Or thirty minutes. I've done thirty minutes at parade rest, but I
>didn't make it. I got in even more trouble and ended up making a floor
>very, very clean.

Don't lock your knees.

I did 30 minutes at attention in high school marching band.

--- Rich
http://richlockyer.tripod.com/

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Brian Nadwidny - 14 Jun 2004 04:12 GMT

> > So we're watching the funeral when my wife asks "How did they pick those
> > pallbearers?
>
> I only know about the army guys, who are members of the 3rd Infantry.

That was my initial guess but I wasn't sure because the other services
were there.

> The 3rd Infantry is stationed in D.C., and they are the army's
> ceremonial guards. They do things like guard the tombs of the unknowns.

I spent a couple hours once going through their website. It was quite
interesting.

> On second thought, during a firefight, those guys could probably just
> STARE at the enemy.

Ma, he's looking at me!! Make him stop looking at me!!!

Brian
Edmonton, Alberta

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