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Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Rehearses for Inauguration

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian L. Barnhart, a snare drummer assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment's Fife and Drum Corps, trails the ensemble down Sheridan Avenue Jan. 9, 2009, on Fort Myer, Va., during rehearsal for President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural parade Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. The Fife and Drum Corps will be marching 58 members during the parade, the largest number of performers in the corps' history.

Percussionists with the Army’s 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment's Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps march down Sheridan Avenue, Jan. 9, 2009, on Fort Myer, Va., in preparation for President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural parade Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C.

Buglers with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment's Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps march down Sheridan Avenue, Jan. 9, 2009, on Fort Myer, Va., in preparation for President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural parade Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Melissa Dyer-Dewitt, a fifer with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment's Fife and Drum Corps, marches down Sheridan Avenue, Jan. 9, 2009, on Fort Myer, Va., in preparation for President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural parade Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Josh Salazar, a fifer with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment's Fife and Drum Corps, marches down Sheridan Avenue, Jan. 9, 2009, on Fort Myer, Va., in preparation for President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural parade Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Russell Smith, head drum major with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment's Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps leads the formation down Sheridan Avenue, Jan. 9, 2009, on Fort Myer, Va., in preparation for President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural parade Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian L. Barnhart, a snare drummer assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment's Fife and Drum Corps, trails the ensemble down Sheridan Avenue Jan. 9, 2009, on Fort Myer, Va., during rehearsal for President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural parade Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. The Fife and Drum Corps will be marching 58 members during the parade, the largest number of performers in the corps' history.
DoD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden