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TRUECOLORSAColorGuardSparksanInterestintheYoungMarinesByLCplEmmaMortonOregonCascadeORIntheFallofmyfreshmanyearwhilelivinginBillingsMontanamymothertookmealongwithhertotheBigSkyHonorFlightforWorldWarIIveteranswhoareowntoWashingtonDC.AsIwasstandingwithmymotherIlookedaroundandsawhundredsofpeo-plebutthroughthecrowdIsawags.OneIrecognizedinstantlywastheAmer-icanagbuttheotheronewasnotonethatIhadseenbefore.ItwasyellowandredandreadBillingsYoungMarines.SoIwentcloserandsawthatitwasjustKIDSholdingtheagsandonthesideofthemweretwomorekidsholdingries.IthoughtWhatThoselittlekidscantbeinthemilitaryIaskedmymotherandshesaidthattheywereperformingacolorguardfortheveterans.AftertheceremonymymotherandIspokewiththosekidsandwiththeUnitCommanderofthisYoungMarinesunit.WhenIaskedwhatYoungMarineswashesaiditwasayouthorganizationpro-motingadrug-freelifestyle.MymotherandIwenttoadrillandlearnedmoreabouttheYoungMarinesfoundoutwhenrecruittrainingstartedandhowmuchitcost.IthoughtaboutquittingmanytimesbutIamgladIdidnot.ImadeitthroughrecruittrainingandthenayearagoItransferredtoOregonCascadeandbe-cametheleaderIamtoday.NowIamaLanceCorporalgettingclosetocom-pletingmyrequirementsfortherankofCorporalandthinkingabouthowacolorguardsparkedmyinterestintheYoungMarines.FoothillsPerformsColorGuardsforManyOccasionsByStacyAndersonPublicRelationsOfcerFoothillsCOAfter40yearsofser-vicetheCentralCityFireDept.decidedtothrowtheFireChiefasurpriseparty.TheycontactedFoot-hillsforaColorGuardforthisevent.TheeventwasheldattheCentralCityElksClublocatedinthehistoricdistrictofCentralCity.WhentheFireChiefen-teredandlearnedthatthesurprisedinnerwasinhishonorFoothillsColorGuardshowedhimawarmwelcomebyopeningwiththepresentationofthecolors.Tosayhewasthrilledwasanunderstatement.Hedeservedthisrecogni-tionandwewerehappytobeapartofit.ThenourunithadaopportunitytoperformColorGuardatthe2ndplayoffgamefortheColoradoAva-lancheonApril19.WhatagreatnightThePepsiCenterwassoldoutandtheColorGuardwasseenonthetelevisedbroadcastonAl-titudeSports.AndthenfewweekslaterweperformedColorGuardfortheMammothLacrossegameonwhatisreferredtoasStarWarsDayMay4asinMaytheFourthBeWithYou.FoothillsYoungMarinesshownherejoinedStarWarscharactersafterper-formingColorGuard.AboveHonoringFireChiefGaryAllens40yearsofserviceinCentralCity.Page22ESPRIT