Solemn Duty in the Old Guard : From Arlington National Cemetery to the Pentagon on 9/11 in America's Oldest Regiment /
Mark Joseph Mongilutz.
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Home, memories thereof -- "You're in the motherfucking Army now, motherfucker." -- Boots, chutes and amended contracts -- Airborne school and a temporary homecoming -- The old guard welcomes its newest -- Second Platoon and a cold inauguration -- Regimental orientation and the expert infantry brigade -- A running summer and a long day on Summerall -- "I think the Pentagon got hit." -- Returning to the Bravo Co. grind -- Polk, EIB and the Musketeers -- Driving, crashing, moving -- S-3: "Nobody knows what to do with these guys!" -- The earning (and occasional abuse) of trust -- Twenty-five-hour days, a promotion board and a rumor -- Left Bravo a private, returned an NCO (almost) -- "You boys been to Ethiopia?" -- Wells and volleyball -- Out of Africa -- A brief TOG return and a morose: Out-processing.
"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"--
9781476631790
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 3rd --History--21st century. Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)--History--21st century. Pentagon (Va.)--History--21st century.