Laurie's platoon. As the honor grad of her platoon, she carried the "guideon" and is the Marine in dress blues on the left of the platoon. The dress blues are not issued to the Marines but as the honor grad, Laurie was issued this special uniform.

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Costello-Events > Laurie shows us how she has to "fall in" at the foot of her "rack".

$Costello-Events > The \"Liberty Ceremony\", the first time the Marines friends and family have seen them in more than 13 weeks. They were given liberty of 5 hours to be with the family.$

Costello-Events > The VERY skilled Marine band marches in ahead of the graduating platoons who can be seen in the background.

Costello-Events > Laurie visits with her grandmother during her liberty.

Costello-Events > Laurie's platoon. As the honor grad of her platoon, she carried the "guideon" and is the Marine in dress blues on the left of the platoon. The dress blues are not issued to the Marines but as the honor grad, Laurie was issued this special uniform.

$Costello-Events > Laurie as the platoon honor grad, carried the platoon \"guideon\" during the final phases of training. The \"guideon\" was the rallying point for the platoon and an important symbol for them.$

Costello-Events > The color guard. That is the 8 honor grads from the 8 platoons in front of the honor guard just prior to the awards ceremony to recognize their special achievement.

$Costello-Events > Laurie\'s platoon.$

Laurie's platoon. As the honor grad of her platoon, she carried the "guideon" and is the Marine in dress blues on the left of the platoon. The dress blues are not issued to the Marines but as the honor grad, Laurie was issued this special uniform.