Red White and Blue - Flag Ceremony
The arrangement for this Flag Ceremony is as follows:
Scout1: Caller
Scouts2-5: Color Guard
Scout1: Color Guard Attention....
Scout1: Will the Audience please rise... Color Guard Forward March... Scout or Heart salute...
Scout1: (when the color guard reaches the flag posts) Post the colors of the United States of America..... Post the colors of the great state of_________________, and of Troop/Pack____________________.
(Scout1 wait until leaders part is finished...)
Leader: Scouts, what is our Flag? You could say it is just a few scraps of red, white, and blue cloth like these in my hand. That would be true. But our flag is really much more than that. We all recognize the flag as the banner of our country. In other words, it stand for our country. We should respect it and treat it as we would want to be treated... with care and love. Let us show our respect by pledging our allegiance to the flag.
Scout1: Please repeat the Pledge of Allegiance with me.....
Scout1: (after the pledge is fully recited) Two!.... Color guard about face... color guard forward march... (wait until color guard is close to the back of the room) Color guard dismissed... The audience may be seated.
End of Meeting:
Scout1: Color Guard re-assemble.... Will the audience please rise... Color Guard, retriever the colors... Forward march.... Color guard dismissed, the audience may be seated.