Editing Colour guard (section)

====Rendering honours and Maneuvering====
The U.S. colour guard is formed and marched in one rank at close interval. Since the National Colors must always be in the position of honour on the right,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/FM_3-21.5_Drill_and_Ceremonies.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916201344/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/FM_3-21.5_Drill_and_Ceremonies.pdf |archive-date=2012-09-16 |url-status=dead |title=FM 3-21.5 (FM 22-5) Drill and Ceremonies |last1=Morrow |first1=JoyceE. |last2=Schoomaker |first2=Peter K. |date=July 2003 |website=Center of Military History |publisher=United States Army |page=K-3 |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> the colour guard must execute a special movement to reverse direction. It does not execute rear march, nor does it execute about face. Rather, it performs a maneuver derived from the standard counter-column command, generally known as ''counter march'' or ''colour reverse march'', in order to keep the precedence of flags in order.
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|[[File:2009 Non-commissioned Officer Parade DVIDS173390.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|A colour guard detachment from the [[3rd Infantry Regiment (United States)|3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment]] in full dress. Color guards of the U.S. Armed Forces typically wear full-dress, or less formal attire.]]
|[[File:Guam Liberation Day 2019 (190721-F-XT896-1013) (hard crop).jpg|thumb|Joint colour guard marching at [[Guam]]]]
|[[File:US 6th infantry color guard2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|WW II Color Guard of the 6th Infantry, 1945<br>See also: [[:File:US 6th Infantry color-guard.jpg|Similar image]] ]]
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Other drill movements performed by the colour guard include [[Salute#Small arms salutes|presenting arms]], left and right wheel (turns) marches, eyes right (upon passing the reviewing stand during a parade), [[Casing of the Colors|casing / uncasing the colour]], and fixing/unfixing [[bayonet]]s (by the arms bearers).
[[Liberation Day (Guam)|Liberation Day]] parade.

The colour guard renders honours when the national anthem is played or sung, when passing in review during a parade, or in certain other circumstances. In these cases, the unit and departmental flags salute by dipping (leaning the flag forward). However, with the exception of a response to a naval salute, the United States national flag renders no salute.  This is enshrined in the [[United States Flag Code]] and U.S. law.

In the U.S. military, individuals or units passing or being passed by uncased (unfurled) colours render honours when outdoors. Individuals who are not part of any formation begin the hand salute when the colours are six paces distant and hold it until they have passed six paces beyond the colours.<ref>[http://www.uwyo.edu/armyrotc/cadetresources/infolibrary/fm225/ch9.pdf FM 22-5, Section 9, Paragraph 43 (c)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614121926/http://www.uwyo.edu/armyrotc/cadetresources/infolibrary/fm225/ch9.pdf |date=2007-06-14 }} ([[United States Department of the Army]])</ref>

Civilians are expected to stand at the position of attention with their right hand placed over their heart for the same period, and the hand salute applies to uniformed organizations as well (specifically the [[Boy Scouts of America]] and [[Girl Scouts of the USA]]). Since recently, veterans are expected to hand salute the colours too, like their military counterparts including personnel not in uniform.