The Royal Guard at 50

Posted on Nov 21, 2013 in 2010's, History

Taken from last Saturday’s Star Advertiser front page.

Monday to Friday, Franklin Ho Jr. and Maui Quizon wear digital tiger-stripe camouflage with the Hawai‘i Air National Guard.

Today they’ll be drilling as part of a unit that wears wool, dons pith helmets instead of Kevlar and is equipped with swords and post-Civil War Springfield rifles.

For 50 years the ceremonial Royal Guard has re-created the troops who guarded Hawai‘i’s monarchy in the latter half of the 19th century. 

Read more http://ow.ly/qUgJD

The appearance of external hyperlinks did not constitute endorsement by Retiree News, this included the linked websites, information, products, or services contained therein. Retiree News did not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Additionally, some of the sites linked to may limit the number of stories you can access without a paid subscription. All links were provided with the intent of meeting the mission of Retiree News.