Solemn Duty in the Old Guard
Subtitle: From Arlington National Cemetery to the Pentagon on 9/11 in America's Oldest Regiment
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781476672212
Subjects: United states, army; Virginia, history; September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Description: "This candid memoir recounts the author's four years in the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment--a.k.a. "The Old Guard" or "Escort to the President"--from 2000 to 2004. He depicts the day-to-day challenges and triumphs of life in the U.S. Army's oldest and most storied unit, from the 2001 Presidential Inauguration to recovery efforts following the September 11 attacks"--