Posted on 01/26/2009 11:00:22 AM PST by smokingfrog
This from one of my favorite MilBlogs, The Thunder Run, has me scratching my head wondering what's in the heads of NFL organizers and policy makers. The Color Guard, for the first time, will not be allowed to stay in the stadium to watch the Super Bowl? (Via my buddy John at Argghhh!!!)
Since 9/11/01 it has become quite the event to have military color guards present the colors and be present during the singing of the National Anthem at sporting events of all kinds, and at Super Bowl XLIII this will also take place. So to say I was surprised when I received this email from a distraught Marine Mom would be an understatement:
"My youngest Marine called me this morning. In the course of the conversation he made mention of being part of the Color Guard for the ceremonies at the Super Bowl. He has been part of other Color Guards at other games and has been able to enjoy the entire game after presenting the Colors. HOWEVER, this will not be the case this time. The 12 man/women color guard will be presenting the Colors and then will be escorted out of the stadium and therefore not allowed to see the game. Steven and the 11 others are quite upset about this and have asked that I see if I could contact someone and have that changed."
(Excerpt) Read more at tank.nationalreview.com ...
Erosion of values going on all the time. Breaking down patriotism and tradition.
Wake UP!
nuts.
BTW, the coach of the girls basketball team that won a 100-0 game has been fired. How dare you win, how dare you follow the rules and be successful!!
That’s just soo wrong.
The Superbowl is nothing more than an enhanced beer and Cheetohs delivery system...
They lost me when Janet Jackson exposed her breasts. I won’t be watching it.
This is old. The color gaurd has never stayed to watch game. They watched it with all other extras on a big TV.
This year the color gaurd will stay in the stadium and watch the game.
You are saying the story is 180 degrees wrong?
This would be a GOLDEN opportunity for one of the corporate guys to give up 12 seats for these people. It would cost them squat and would be worth a TON in PR.
The part about the color gaurd always staying to watch the game is wrong. After stories like this surfaced and people started complaining, even though the story was wrong, the NFL has decided the color gaurd will stay and watch the game in the stadium.
This was decided last week.
I’m happy for the color gaurd.
LOL!!!! I'm so stealing that line.
Meanwhile a Whitney Houston is allowed to snort coke in the bathroom after her lip-sync.
Thanks for the straight poop.
NFL CHANGES COURSE ON COLOR GUARD ISSUE
Posted by Mike Florio on January 23, 2009, 1:54 p.m. EST
A little while ago, we suggested a potential solution to the Color Guard conundrum. Since all players in the league (even those not playing in the game) have the ability to buy two tickets each, we called on enough of them to pony up their seats so that the Color Guard could stick around after playing their very important role during the playing of the National Anthem.
We even offered to pay for one of the tickets.
Thanks to the NFL, we can spend our $800 instead at one of the finer scrip clubs dining establishments in Tampa.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello tells us that, after conferring with the league’s military liaison, the 12-member Color Guard will be permitted to remain in the stadium and watch the game.
The amazing part of this story is that the initial complaints arose from the mistaken belief that the league used to allow the Color Guard to stay, and that all of a sudden the procedure changed. Instead, the pre-existing procedure was that the Color Guard watched the game with the rest of the 2,000 extras who take part in pre-game and halftime festivities.
Though the other 1,988 extras will have to settle for big screen televisions and free Yoo-hoo and Lucky Charms, we can’t think of 12 of the 2,000 who deserve to be inside the building more than the members of the Color Guard.
Anytime. The cool thing is the Guard gets to stay now.
Alls well that ends well.
I tend to be an outdoor type and spending time sitting in chair watching others (players) have fun is not my cup of tea.
I also will not allow that filth in my home.
Feel free to use it with abandon....
So, let’s see . . . that draft dodging, semi-talented screamer who hid in Canada rather than serve our country gets to sing at half-time, but our military gets thrown out on their a$$ to avoid the embarrassment of having soldiers in the stadium . . . that’s another reason to NOT WATCH THE SUPER BOWL.
you might want to try reading the thread
I’m glad it was resolved . . . or was it?
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