Great weather + Free show = FUN

By Mr. George Markfelder (JFHQNCRMDW)August 1, 2014

Great weather + Free show = FUN
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2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Audience members from all over the nation join the Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" as they perform during the U.S. Army Military District of Washington's Twilight Tattoo, held at Join... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Audience members from all over the nation enjoy the performances of the Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" as they perform during the U.S. Army Military District of Washington's Twilight... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. (July 30, 2014) -- Hundreds of visitors and special guests joined their host, the Honorable Katherine Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment, as they watched Twilight Tattoo, a high energy military spectacular featuring Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own."

Hammack is the primary advisor to the Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff of the Army on all Army matters related to Installation policy, oversight and coordination of energy security and management.

Twilight Tattoo is produced by the U.S. Army Military District of Washington and is an hour-long, live-action military pageant that provides audiences from around the world a glimpse into American history through performances by the U.S. Army Blues, vocalists from the U.S. Army Band Downrange, the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, and the U.S. Army Drill Team.

Twilight Tattoo is performed on Wednesday evenings beginning at 7 p.m. Pre-ceremony entertainment begins at 6:45 p.m. Performances are located at Whipple Field, JBM-HH and of course if the weather is bad, it is held indoors at Conmy Hall on JBM-HH.

The 2014 Twilight Tattoo season has performances scheduled for each Wednesday evening until Aug. 20. Dates and times are subject to change, so please check the Twilight Schedule online at: http://twilight.mdw.army.mil/schedule.

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Honorable Katherine Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment (ASA-IEE)

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