WASHINGTON -- Army Staff Sgt. Derrick Brooks, who serves with 741st Military Intelligence out of Fort George G. Meade, Md., stood in for President-elect Barrack Obama. Stand-ins for the president, vice president and their families were selected due to height, weight, gender and ethnicity similarities, according to Air Force Maj. Andra Higgs, action officer with the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee. Lance Cpl. Bryan G. Carfrey Servicemembers rehearse for upcoming presidential inauguration /-news/2009/01/12/15686-servicemembers-rehearse-for-upcoming-presidential-inauguration/

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