The Marine Corps Detachment from Goodfellow AFB provided the Color Guard, headed by Sgt Roy D. Singleton, from Houston, TX, to perform the opening ceremony. The Star-Spangled Banner was sung by Sgt Adam Slaughter, from Memphis, TN.I was reminded by one of the attendees of the historic significance of Fort Concho for African-American servicemen. I had to admit that I was ignorant of the history of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments that were stationed here in present-day San Angelo. The above mentioned sergeants are two of my closest colleagues and were more than happy to perform the ceremony for the attendees. A special thanks goes out to these Marines for kicking this tournament off in a spectacular fashion
"I didn't know Mr. Adam could sing like THAT!" Enrique Castro
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Awesome job today, Sam. I think each kid got a lot out of the tournament today, and your coaching in particular. The color guard was a CLASSY touch.
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