Posted on Nov 27, 2022
The First Woman in the Marines' Silent Drill Platoon and the Family History That Led to Her New...
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When Kelsey Hastings was a young girl, she went to a summer festival in Seattle. Among those performing that weekend was the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, a team of Marines that executes incredibly precise routines full of spins and tosses of their hand-polished M1 Garand rifles with fixed bayonets. "I saw them and I was like, 'That is the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life,'" Hastings said. Two decades later, she is leading the storied 24-Marine unit as its first female member and commander.
The First Woman in the Marines' Silent Drill Platoon and the Family History That Led to Her New...
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America’s finest being led by America’s finest … don’t ever get better then that.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown OOHRAH Lt Hastings! I always loved watching the silent drill team. Can't say I ever had desire to be one of them but so cool to watch!
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Thank You COL., for Sharing This Awesome Post and News. I’ve seen the Marines Silent Drill Team several Times, once at zither Marine Barracks where the Commandant of The Marine Corps Resides in Washington DC.!!! She’s an Amazing Woman and A True Inspiration and Professional!!! Doc
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