Presidential Salute Battery

February 17, 2011

By Staff Sgt. Matthew Coffee

  • Sgt. Adam Derickson (left) and Spc. Carmine Agrifolio (right), Presidential Salute Battery, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) fire their three inch cannon during an arrival ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. on February 17, 2011.

    Presidential Salute Battery

    Sgt. Adam Derickson (left) and Spc. Carmine Agrifolio (right), Presidential Salute Battery, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) fire their three inch cannon during an arrival ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. on February 17, 2011.

  • Cpt. David Allen, Platoon Leader, Presidential Salute Battery, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) oversees Sgt. Adam Derickson (left) and Spc. Carmine Agrifolio (right) during an arrival ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. on February 17,2011.

    Presidential Salute Battery

    Cpt. David Allen, Platoon Leader, Presidential Salute Battery, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) oversees Sgt. Adam Derickson (left) and Spc. Carmine Agrifolio (right) during an arrival ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. on February...

  • Portrayed is a barrel from the Presidential Salute Battery, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) before an arrival ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. on February 17, 2011. The platoon is responsible for rendering honors to visiting foreign dignitaries and heads of state at the White House, the Pentagon and elsewhere in the Washington D.C., area.

    Presidential Salute Battery

    Portrayed is a barrel from the Presidential Salute Battery, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) before an arrival ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. on February 17, 2011. The platoon is responsible for rendering honors to visiting...

  • 75mm blank shells sit, and wait to be fired during an arrival ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. on February 17, 2011. The Presidential Salute Battery, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) is equipped with eight 3-inch anti-tank guns of World War II vintage, mounted on 105mm Howitzer chassis, and each gun weighs 5,775 pounds.

    Presidential Salute Battery

    75mm blank shells sit, and wait to be fired during an arrival ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. on February 17, 2011. The Presidential Salute Battery, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) is equipped with eight 3-inch anti-tank guns of...

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