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Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon perform during a Battle Colors Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 14. With a reputation of perfection throughout the world, the silent drill platoon reminds onlookers of the proud esprit de Corps found in Marines serving all around the globe. - Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon perform during a Battle Colors Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 14. With a reputation of perfection throughout the world, the silent drill platoon reminds onlookers of the proud esprit de Corps found in Marines serving all around the globe.

Cracks of rifles heard through Miramar when The Battle Colors Detachment visits

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Dozens of spectators watched in awe as a hand-picked lineup of Marines wearing crisp dress blues demonstrated the precision, discipline and skill required to execute drill movements flawlessly, using rifles fixed with bayonets, without a single verbal command given. The Battle Color Detachment of the

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