MR 502 Ira Rabke portrays a Union soldier on sentry duty, at Lincoln Historic Preservation Week in Lincoln, New Mexico.

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General Orders for Sentries is the official title of a set of rules governing sentry (guard or watch) duty in the United States armed forces. While any guard posting has rules that may go without saying ("Stay awake," for instance), these orders are carefully detailed and particularly stressed in the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard.

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Size: 3543px × 5443px
Location: Lincoln, New Mexico, USA, United States, America
Photo credit: © M L Pearson / Alamy / Afripics
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