Reuters - Sat May 6, 1:13 PM ET
One of the new thirty three new recruits of the Vatican's elite Swiss Guard gestures during a swearing in ceremony in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 06, 2006. The Swiss Guard, founded in 1506, consist of 100 volunteers who must be Swiss, Catholic, single, at least 174 centimetres tall and beardless celebrate this year their 500th anniversary. New recruits are sworn every year on May 6, commemorating the date in which 147 Swiss soldiers died defending the Pope during an attack on Rome on May 6, 1527. Reuters/Max Rossi
Reuters - Sat May 6, 1:35 PM ET
Swiss Guards march into St. Peter's square during a ceremony in the Vatican May 6, 2006. Pope Benedict thanked the Swiss Guards for 500 years of service as papal protectors on Saturday, telling the world's smallest army to carry on with courage and loyalty and be 'the true friends of God'. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Reuters - Sat May 6, 1:49 PM ET
A Swiss Guard clutches the unit's flag as he takes the oath of allegiance at St. Peter's square in the Vatican May 6, 2006. Pope Benedict thanked the Swiss Guards for 500 years of service as papal protectors on Saturday, telling the world's smallest army to carry on with courage and loyalty and be 'the true friends of God'. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Reuters/Max Rossi
Colonel Elmar Theodore Mader, commander of the Vatican Swiss Guards, looks on before the start of the swearing in ceremony for thirty three new recruits of the Vatican's elite Swiss Guard in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 6, 2006. The Swiss Guard, founded in 1506, consist of 100 volunteers who must be Swiss, Catholic, single, at least 174 centimetres tall and beardless celebrate this year their 500th anniversary. New recruits are sworn every year on May 6, commemorating the date in which 147 Swiss soldiers died defending the Pope during an attack on Rome on May 6, 1527. REUTERS/Max Rossi
AP - Sat May 6, 2:46 PM ET
New Swiss Guards prepare for their oath in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday May 6, 2006. 33 new guards attended the annual swearing-in ceremony for the newest members of the corps. The ceremony is held each May 6, to commemorate the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died protecting Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
Reuters - Sat May 6, 3:14 PM ET
Members of Italy's security forces attend a ceremony for the 500th anniversary of the Swiss Guards at St Peter's square in the Vatican May 6, 2006. Pope Benedict thanked the Swiss Guards for 500 years of service as papal protectors on Saturday, telling the world's smallest army to carry on with courage and loyalty and be 'the true friends of God'. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
(AFP/Vincenzo Pinto)
Too bad you're not a Swiss citizen, Sarge.
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