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A model of the White House and a placard marking the location of the command post for the inaugural parade are depicted on a 60 feet by 40 feet floor map used during a parade rehearsal at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2012. DOD photo by Claudette Roulo

A model of the White House and a placard marking the location of the command post for the inaugural parade are depicted on a 60 feet by 40 feet floor map used during a parade rehearsal at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2012. DOD photo by Claudette Roulo

A model of the White House and a placard marking the location of the command post for the inaugural parade are depicted on a 60 feet by 40 feet floor map used during a parade rehearsal at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2012. DOD photo by Claudette Roulo

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