Wow, once again, it was a great pleasure to serve my country with Taps again today! Both of the events went well. The greatest part was when our commander changed the order of drill commands and he didn't think I would be used to them. The first time he said "present arms" the rest of the guard salutes, and it was funny because he thought I would start playing Taps and he didn't know what he would do. Haha! My bugle corps training has paid off big time. I just kept at attention. The best part, I remained at attention when the guns fired and didn't move at all and remembered to return to parade rest after playing Taps! Yay! Finally made it through the guns! I think now that I know no shells are going to hit me and that I talked to the guard members that shoot them, I'm not scared anymore. My ears hurt though. After both of the events he told me what a great job I am doing. After the second one, there was another blind person there that wanted a picture of me and my commander which was really cool. The other blind person said he wishes he could do what I do. It is a snowstorm outside though, so I can say that I rindered military honors in a snowstorm after today! Wow, I love serving my country!
