When the Colour Guard came to 2 halt, Colonel Fegan stepped forward and'took the old regimental standard, "gold Marine Corps emblem on a field of blue, from the standard bearer ud turned' it over to an orderly. Then Admiral Hart received the new standard, a gold Marine Corps em. blem on a field of scarlet bearing the words "Fourth Marines Asiatic Fleet, from an orderly and presented it to the standard bearer in place of the old standard. The Colour Guard then marched {0 a point facing the line of Marines and while the band played the American National Anthem the Fourth Marines were presented with their new regimental standard. me colours then marched to their post on a fine with the assembiee Marines and then at the command Pass in Review." the Fourth Marines band crashed into the stirring strains Philip Sousa's "Semper the official march of the Marine Corps, and under the leadership of Drtim Major Sonnenberg moved forward at the head of the Fegiment, Line after line of platoons passed the reviewing, stand, arranged perfect straight line formation vand, one of the best m teal organizations in Shang.
poured forth the beat of martial
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