While most teenagers get ready to head to the beach or enjoy some other form of relaxation to celebrate Memorial Day, 13-year-old Colt Drew of Goose Creek has a heavier weight on his shoulders today.
He will put on his honor guard uniform, head to the James Island American Legion and play Taps at a Memorial Day service.
“He does an excellent job,” said David Coates Jr., a member of the honor guard based at the Goose Creek American Legion.
Coates recruited Colt because there’s a shortage of Taps players for military funerals and services, especially in the Lowcountry, with its heavy military population. Colt, who is home-schooled, is an accomplished trumpet player, and both his parents, Debbie and Mike Drew, were in the Navy.