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| Script: | (leader assembles color guard in back of room or offstage so they are ready. You may only have flag bearers, 2 or 3 scouts following, 2 in front and 2 behind, or any crisp formation depending on number of scouts in color guard.) Leader: "Color Guard, Attention! " Leader: "Audience, Please Rise! " Leader: "Color Guard, Forward March! " (wait for color guard to reach the front) Leader: "Color Guard, Halt! " Leader: "Scout Salute! Please put your right hand over your heart if you are not in uniform." Leader: "Color Guard, Retrieve the Colors! " (wait for flag bearers to pick up their flags) Leader: "Color Guard, Return to Ranks! " (wait for flag bearers to return to formation) ( US Flag is on the far right facing the audience, then state flag, then troop flag on far left.) Leader: "Color Guard, About Face! " Leader: "Color Guard, Forward March! " (wait until color guard reaches back of room) Leader: "Color Guard, Halt! " Leader: "TWO! " (everyone drops salute.) Leader: "Audience, Thank you for joining us. " Leader: "Color Guard, Dismissed! " (flag bearers should immediately put the flags away before starting to play with the other guys. ) |
Basic Flag Closing Ceremony 
