August 1965. My Drill Team is receiving an award from COL Benjamin R. Bush. Engineer Center Brigade Commander. The 24 man team was made up of all volunteers from permanent cadre within D/Topo – most were instructors from all sections - We practiced on our own time to include week-ends and late (after work into the evenings) every day (nasty weather we used Specker Field House). We used the Garand M-1 with hand polished bayonets. Each member furnished their own TW (Tropical Worsted) summer uniform and winter Class-As all had razor creases. I was always extremely proud of them. From the Drill Teams birth on Belvoir in the mid-1950's until the early 1970's we were the only such team available to the Army and performed by requests at Foot ball half-times, Military parades with a 12 to 21 minute precision drill routine, Street Parades, Honor Cordons and hundreds of military funerals (others than those held at Arlington). We constantly recruited new and back-up members from ALL units on Belvoir but only D/Topo and it's exceptional people ever volunteered. What rewards or privileges did they receive? Other then the knowledge of being the best they could be - nothing.PLUS they threw some damn-good beer parties at the rod & gun-club. I seem to remember a very steep hill from the basin to Belvoir Road. It's even steeper when you are crawling. If this were in color the scarf is bright Red, White Fourragere (special authorization from DOD) and Red and white shoulder patch (Engineer Training & School Command) insignia. This is not the entire team from my early 1960s picture. Recognize anyone? One or more just might have been your instructor or you worked for them - later.