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Thomas Groppel, head of the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee's Ceremonies Directorate, times the joint honor guard's movements during a rehearsal at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2009.

Thomas Groppel, head of the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee's Ceremonies Directorate, times the joint honor guard's movements during a rehearsal at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2009.

Thomas Groppel, head of the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee's Ceremonies Directorate, times the joint honor guard's movements during a rehearsal at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2009.

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