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The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps perform during a State Arrival Ceremony held on the South Lawn of the White House.. The musicians of this unit recall the fifes and drums from the days of the American Revolution as they perform in uniforms patterned after those worn by the musicians of Gen. George Washington's Continental Army.
The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, raised in 1960 and part of the 3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) of the United States Army, formally revived the Drum Corps style of music. This is the only musical unit of the U.S. Armed Forces in which its drum major salutes using the left hand.
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps marches in Colonial style red-coated uniforms—to be "better seen through the smoke of battle"; the uniforms also include cocked hats and white powdered wigs. The drum major of the Fife and Drum Corps traditionally bears an espontoon (a historic pike-like weapon) in his right hand to direct and command his unit.
The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps wait for the arrival of President Donald Trump to survey the troops in Emancipation Hall, following his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20 ...
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps. A fife and drum corps is a musical ensemble consisting of fifes and drums. In the United States of America, fife and drum corps specializing in colonial period impressions using fifes, rope tension snare drums and rope tension bass drums are known as Ancient Fife and Drum Corps. [1]
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) 13th Army Band (United States) ... Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps; P. Presidential Salute Battery; R. Royal Guards of Hawaii; U.
The 69-member Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is part of the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment, the presidential escort regiment. It is a fife and drum corps that performs on 10-hole fifes, handmade rope-tensioned drums and single-valve bugles. [31]
“This drum line is my passion,” said longtime Free Players conductor Leah Allison Saitta, a 35-year-old from Commack with Down syndrome, to The Post. “I’ve got a good corps. They always ...