The Posting of the Colors is a practice conducted by military color guards of the United States at the beginning of a particular ceremony. The practice is also done by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, as well as the Boy Scouts of America. Posting the colors requires that a color guard team move the colors (usually the American flag, the state flag, the service flag, and the unit flag) from a carried position and placed into a stand. This formality is normally done at events such as graduation ceremonies and public events. Specifically, it is done prior to the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" or the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. In that case, the color guard will present arms once the colors have been posted.[1][2][3]
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edit- ^ "Basic Flag Opening Ceremony". Boy Scout Trail. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "All About Posting or Presenting Colors | The DrillMaster". Drillmaster. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Presenting Colors". www.defense.gov. U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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