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Fort Lee Soldiers take national stage at NASCAR event

By Patrick BuffettMay 3, 2012

Joint Service Color Guard
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The joint service color guard performs at the opening ceremony. Pictured from right, they are Marine Cpl. Oliver Hand, Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Katrina Goguen, Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Loy, Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Cherry, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
NASCAR live
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Some of the biggest names in NASCAR racing - including Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon - competed during the April 28 Capital City 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway. The pre-race cere... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Salute
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NASCAR opening ceremonies
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A joint service color guard from Fort Lee marches toward the start-finish line ceremony area at Richmond International Raceway where they presented the national and U.S. military colors during the playing of the national anthem that opened the April ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Unfurling the flag
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Gregory Brooks salutes as Marine Cpl. Oliver Hand unfurls the American flag in preparation for an April 28 Fort Lee Joint Service Color Guard performance at the Richmond International Raceway. The color guard, all noncommissioned officers ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

RICHMOND, Va. (May 3, 2012) -- Members of Fort Lee Joint Service Color Guard participated in the opening ceremonies of the Capital City 400 NASCAR race Saturday at Richmond International Raceway. The race was watched by thousands in the stands and on national TV. All members of the group were from Fort Lee's Joint Culinary Center of Excellence.

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