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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian L. Barnhart, a snare drummer assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment's Fife and Drum Corps, trails the ensemble down Sheridan Avenue, Jan. 9, 2009, on Fort Myer, Va., during rehearsal for President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural parade Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. Fifty-eight members of the Fife and Drum Corps will be marching in the inaugural parade - the largest number of members in the Fife and Drum Corps' history.

PARADE PRACTICE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian L. Barnhart, a snare drummer assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment's Fife and Drum Corps, trails the ensemble down Sheridan Avenue, Jan. 9, 2009, on Fort Myer, Va., during rehearsal for President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural parade Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. Fifty-eight members of the Fife and Drum Corps will be marching in the inaugural parade - the largest number of members in the Fife and Drum Corps' history.

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