Armed Forces Inaugural Committee AFIC members standing-in as the newly-elected officials pay respects as the Joint Color Guard passes in review on the Capitol east front in Washington, , on Jan. 11. 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. Tech. Sgt. Suzanne M. Day, Air Force Servicemembers rehearse for upcoming presidential inauguration /-news/2009/01/12/15686-servicemembers-rehearse-for-upcoming-presidential-inauguration/

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