Download or read book Solemn Duty in the Old Guard written by Mark Joseph Mongilutz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This candid memoir recounts the author's nearly four years in the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment--a.k.a. "The Old Guard" or "Escort to the President"--from 2000 to 2004. Beginning with his grueling summertime infantry basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, he depicts the day-to-day challenges and triumphs of life in the U.S. Army's oldest and most storied unit, from the 2001 Presidential Inauguration to the recovery efforts following the September 11 attacks.