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U.S. Marine Corps Band Operations Officer Chief Warrant Officer Bill Perry and Col. Michael Colburn, director of the U.S. Marine Band, confer during the Jan. 18, 2009, presidential inauguration rehearsal led by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. The Presidential Inaugural Committee and Armed Forces Inaugural Committee take their cues from the JCCIC for the inauguration. More than 5,000 men and women in uniform are providing military ceremonial support.

INAUGURATION REHEARSAL

U.S. Marine Corps Band Operations Officer Chief Warrant Officer Bill Perry and Col. Michael Colburn, director of the U.S. Marine Band, confer during the Jan. 18, 2009, presidential inauguration rehearsal led by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. The Presidential Inaugural Committee and Armed Forces Inaugural Committee take their cues from the JCCIC for the inauguration. More than 5,000 men and women in uniform are providing military ceremonial support.

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