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Army Pep Rally at Pentagon
A cadre of Army drummers, buglers and cheerleaders rally staffers at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2007, ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard A. Cody addresses a throng of Army drummers, buglers and cheerleaders Nov. 30, 2007, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.An Army fan stirs up spirits during a pep rally at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2007, ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.A group of Army cheerleaders rally staffers at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2007, ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.Army drummers, buglers and cheerleaders rally staffers at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2007, ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.A trumpeter in the Army band participates in an Army pep rally Nov. 30, 2007, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.Army Maj. Gen. Douglas Carver, chief of chaplains, high fives Black Jack, mascot of the Army Black Knights during a pep rally Nov. 30, 2007, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.A percussionist in the Army band drums up Black Knight spirit during an Army pep rally Nov. 30, 2007, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.Army cheerleaders rally staffers at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2007, ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.Army Secretary Pete Geren greets Army cheerleaders who rallied staffers at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2007, ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. poses with Army cheerleaders who helped rally staffers at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2007, ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. strikes a pose with Army Cadet Cpl. Jacob Frechette, a trumpeter in the Army band. Drummers, buglers and cheerleaders helped rally staffers at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2007, ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Naval Academy graduate, is caught wearing an Army hat Nov. 30, 2007, during a Black Knight pep rally at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.Army Lt. Gen. Walter L. Sharp, left, and Army Lt. Col. Joseph A. Simonelli show support for the Army Black Knights as a throng of Army drummers, buglers, cheerleaders and other Black Knight football fans rallied Nov. 30, 2007, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., ahead of the weekend’s 108th Army-Navy game.Army cheerleaders rally staffers at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2007, ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.An Army cadet unrigs a banner that reads “GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY” while Navy sailors watch during a Nov. 30, 2007, pep rally at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England poses with Army Black Knight cheerleaders during a Nov. 30, 2007, pep rally at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signs an autograph for Army Cadet Sgt. Wiley Grant during a Nov. 30, 2007, pep rally at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.
A cadre of Army drummers, buglers and cheerleaders rally staffers at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2007, ahead of the 108th Army-Navy football game.
Defense Dept. photo by John Kruzel