A member of the 1st Battalion, 3d US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) holds his saber during a US Army service in Arlington National Cemetery. Officers arriving to The Old Guard spend weeks training and practicing as part of their initial tasking to the unit. They learn how to execute formations, movements, and standard ceremonial procedures that are part of Dependent, Standard Honors, and Full Honors services at Arlington. Learning proper saber positioning and movements is critical to an individual soldier and his or her platoon being cemetery ready to honor America’s fallen heroes to the best of their abilities.

[igp-video src=”” poster=”https://www.arlington.media/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/a-member-of-the-1st-battalion-3d-us-infantry-regiment-the-old-guard-holds-his-saber-during-a-us-army.jpg” size=”large”]A member of the 1st Battalion, 3d US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) holds his saber during a US Army service in Arlington National Cemetery. Officers arriving to The Old Guard spend weeks training and practicing as part of their initial tasking to the unit. They learn how to execute formations, movements, and standard ceremonial procedures that are part of Dependent, Standard Honors, and Full Honors services at Arlington. Learning proper saber positioning and movements is critical to an individual soldier and his or her platoon being cemetery ready to honor America's fallen heroes to the best of their abilities.