Solemn Duty in the Old Guard : From Arlington National Cemetery to the Pentagon on 9/11 in America's Oldest Regiment / Mark Joseph Mongilutz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mongilutz, Mark Joseph, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 3rd--History--21st century.

United States.

Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)--History--21st century.

Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.).

Pentagon (Va.)--History--21st century.

Pentagon (Va.).

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 3rd.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

History.

Physical Description:

vi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781476672212

1476672210

OCLC:

1000116562