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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Budget cuts cancel Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment

Budget cuts lock down USMC’s ceremonial unit
Marine Corps Times
By Hope Hodge
Staff writer
Posted : Monday Mar 18, 2013

The Marine Corps’ premier ceremonial unit is the latest target of federal budget cuts.

Several upcoming performances by the Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment were abruptly canceled Friday on orders from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, according to an official with knowledge of the situation. The unit is based in Washington and includes the “Commandant’s Own” Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps, the service’s official Color Guard and its famed Silent Drill Platoon.

All of the canceled shows — five total — were scheduled for this week at Marine Corps bases in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The directive from Hagel’s office restricts travel for all musical and ceremonial units, according to Marine officials at Camp Lejeune, N.C., where the Battle Color Detachment was to perform Friday.

Hagel’s office could not immediately provide a copy of the directive.
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