Many disabled and paralyzed veterans across the country want to take part in Veterans Day, Memorial Day parades and other celebrations even taking part in honor guard duties at funerals.
The picture above is an example of two members taking part in a color guard. While the picture below is another example, this time of a full color guard. What I created below includes the American flag, a state flag and all of the service colors in joint service order (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard- for info on this click here). This image was created for visual balance, but you can have any combination of standing members and members in wheelchairs.
When moving forward, you can stay in step or not, it doesn’t matter. Also, holding the flagstaff straight up or at an angle is your choice. If the staff is quite long, you can rest it on a wheelchair footrest, hold the shorter flagstaff with one or both hands while resting it on the seat.
While some may feel that all of this information is straight-forward, not everyone deals with this issue until it comes up and when it comes up, there really isn’t any information available. Now, we have the information.
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How about handicap scooters drill. I’m working on a flag holder for the back of a handicap scooter so I can drive my scooter safely.
Any drill maneuvers or make up my own
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Mr. Adams,
I appreciate your efforts! Displaying our country’s flag in a parade is long-standing tradition and that we can now include more people in a parade is a positive! You would be considered a single color bearer or if you traveled in the parade with other scooter riders with flags you would then be considered a modified color guard. There aren’t any drill maneuvers that would be appropriate other than traveling in column (US in front of other colors) or line (US on the right of all other colors) formations.
Going to a parade in Farmersville, June 20/21 2025. I belong to Post 336 Audie Murphy Texas. Going with my scooter carrying the Navy flag post color guard in front. Maybe some day will get more. This will be a test.