Silent Drill Team

So last night we were able to take a trip to the Marine Barracks, Washington DC which is the oldest post in the Marine Corps established in 1801. It is also home to several unique units of the Marine Corps including The President's Own, which is the presidental band, and the Commandant's Own, which is the Marine Corps Commandant's drum and bugle corps. Also stationed here is the Silent Drill Team which does an entire drill using rifles with fixed bayonets and doesn't utter a single word or command throughout the whole thing! Very impressive.

The parade consisted of performances by the aforementioned groups and two companies that are responsible for the official colors and for burying fallen members at Arlington. I tried to capture some of the band and bugle corps but it was difficult to capture the silent drill team as they were too far away. My attempts to upload the video all failed, so I'll have to try again later, but believe me it was very cool! There are several videos on YouTube that show the performance better (try and watch one that is not at a major sporting event because it's much more impressive without all the noise).