Fort Guard
May 8, 2008
FORT HENRY IS GETTING READY TO MARCH INTO ANOTHER SEASON. MEET THE NEWEST CLASS OF THE FORT HENRY GUARD.... BEING PUT THROUGH THEIR PACES UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES OF THE DRILL SERGEANT. NEW AND RETURNING RECRUITS ONLY HAVE ONE MORE WEEK OF PRACTICE -- BEFORE THE FORT OPENS FOR THE SUMMER SEASON. IN ADDITION TO LEARNING THE MOVES, THEY ALSO HAVE TO ABSORB OVER 200 YEARS OF FORT HENRY HISTORY. THEY MAY BE A BIT OUT OF STEP TODAY -- BUT THEIR DRILL SERGEANT SAYS THAT WILL SOON CHANGE. BRIAN LECLAIR "COME OPENING DAY ITS GOING TO BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY. SO THEY ARE IN VERY HEAVY TRAINING RIGHT NOW AND THEY HAVE ANOTHER WEEK TO GO. AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE UP TO SNUFF BY THEN. IF NOT, THEN WE WILL PUSH A LITTLE BIT HARDER." IT'S THE JOB OF THE FORT HENRY GUARD TO BRING THE FORT TO LIFE -- BY RECREATING BRITISH DRILLS FROM THE MID-1800'S. THAT INCLUDES THE SUNSET CEREMONY, AND ACTING AS DAILY TOUR GUIDES. THE FORT OPENS ON THE VICTORIA DAY WEEKEND.
