There was one day I was assigned color guard duty on the boat. I was to go lower the flag off the fantail on the flight deck. There's catch nets all along the flight deck to prevent somebody from going in the drink. Most of the time the catch nets are full of grease to prevent them from corroding from the salt air. It's always a challenge to get the flag past the catch nets without dragging the flag through the grease on the cables. One day a Lt. Colonel caught me. The flag barely made contact with one of the nets. He ripped me up one side and down the other. I felt very ashamed of myself that day and I will never forget that mistake as long as I live.

There was one day I was assigned color guard on the boat. I was to go lower the flag off the fantail on the flight deck. There's catch nets all along the flight deck to prevent somebody from going in the drink. Most of the time the catch nets are full of grease to prevent them from corroding from the salt air. It's always a challenge to get the flag past the catch nets without dragging the flag through the grease on the cables. One day a Lt. Colonel caught me. The flag barely made contact with one of the nets. He ripped me up one side and down the other. I felt very ashamed of myself that day and I will never forget that mistake as long as I live.

There was one day I was assigned color guard on the boat. I was to go lower the flag off the fantail on the flight deck. There's catch nets all along the flight deck to prevent somebody from going in the drink. Most of the time the catch nets are full of grease to prevent them from corroding from the salt air. It's always a challenge to get the flag past the catch nets without dragging the flag through the grease on the cables. One day a Lt. Colonel caught me. The flag barely made contact with one of the nets. He ripped me up one side and down the other. I felt very ashamed of myself and I will never forget that day as long as I live.