Members of the joint honor cordon carry
weapons at port arms as they get ready at the U.S. Capitol
for the 56th Presidential Inauguration to begin in
Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. More than 5,000 men and
women in uniform are providing military ceremonial support
to the presidential inauguration, a tradition dating back to
George Washington's 1789 inauguration.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Suzanne M. Day |
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