GAF Hell On Wheels 2008 Color Guard Pics

[Captain Bob Masterson]

Here's some pics taken by my lovely wife of the GAF Hell On Wheels 2008 Color Guard detail today.

Captain Bob Masterson

[Sagebrush Burns]

Captain Bob-

Many thanks to you and your lady for all the fine pictures.  It was a pleasure and and an honor to be able to serve as officer in charge of such a fine group.  Hope I can remember everyone's name here:  Joe Dirt, Dusty Tagalon, Captain Bob Masterson, Mescalero, Diamond Curly, Mud Marine, and Terry Lane.  Four members of the Wyoming National Guard participated and raised the large flags as the GAF color guard presented the colors to the shooters meeting.  To all the participants my sincere thanks for a job well done!

Sagebrush Burns
Brevet Colonel, Commanding
Department of the Platte
Grand Army of the Frontier

[Trailrider]

Definitely sorry to have had to miss it.  Well done!

Your Obt. Servant,

[Pitspitr]

Outstanding!

Hardtack Henry always used to shoot at HOW. Anybody see him there?

[Mustang Gregg]

Excellent job, men!
Makes me proud to be in the GAF.

We hope to see you next year.

Mustang Gregg

[Captain Lee Bishop]

Great job, gents! If I ever get my butt out to a large event, I'm so volunteering for this!

[Bull Schmitt]

Outstanding! !!!!

Col Bull

[Captain Bob Masterson]

***Update***

Just recieved an email from SSG Lavery putting names to the faces of our U.S. Army troopers wot took part in this detail.

(From left to right as you are looking at the pic:  SPC Wayne Jones,  SSG Benjamin Rabago, SSG Dustin Ruppert, SSG John Lavery)




Captain Bob Masterson

[Captain Bob Masterson]

Here's some names to the faces of the GAF contingent of the Color Guard.
(from left to right as you are looking at the pic: Sagebrush Burns, Terry Lane, Captain Bob Masterson, Diamond Curly , Mescalero, Dusty Tagalon, Mud Marine)



We have a missing man. Before we took the above pic one of our troopers got away from us, Joe Dirt is the man with the trapdoor rifle on the left side of the pic as you are looking at it.



Captain Bob Masterson

[Sagebrush Burns]

That is Joe Dirt with the trapdoor.

[Captain Bob Masterson]

Sagebrush,

Thanks for the id on the man with the trapdoor Col.

Who was the man between me and Mescalero, and the man between Mescalero and Mud Marine?

Captain Bob Masterson

[Dusty Tagalon]

Capt, I sent you an EMail as requested. I was next to Mud Marine.

Dusty Tagalon

[Captain Bob Masterson]

***Update***
Got a name to the face of everyone wot took part.


Captain Bob Masterson

[Captain Bob Masterson]

Art Zaldivar of Major Photography got some pics that are available for purchase of the HOW 2008 Color Guard detail, here's the link:
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/thumbpage.aspx?e=3927636

The first two were from a totaly different vantage point than my wife had as we were marching toward the big tent and the last four are are nearly identical to what my wife had captured in the pics posted in this thread. In fact she had caught a pic or two of Art's back when he was snaping the shot as we presented arms.

Captain Bob Masterson