Only thing I really feel the need to add about the march has to do with the shield thing, specifically to expound on Benjamin's issue. Last night I spoke to a guy who was on the big shield team. He said that all the big "weightlifting guys" were put in the front and back. I'm assuming that most of those guys are experienced shield bearers. Logic would dictate that the left and right flank teams were comprised mainly of inexperienced shield guys. What would help in the future is more intensive training for all the guys new to that role. From what I understand it sounds like they didn't really know what to do in the event of an aggressive individual getting too close but not yet attempting to strike anyone. Being as I'm just a flag guy I don't know the intricacies of all that so whoever is reading this and does know just take what I said and apply the non ignorant parts.