Yorktown Day celebrates America's Revolutionary victory, British defeat with parade, ceremonies

By Lyna Tucker, Fort Eustis Wheel PhotojournalistOctober 21, 2009

Yorktown Day celebrates America's Revolutionary victory, British defeat with parade, ceremonies
1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The Continental Color Guard, 3rd U.S. Army Infantry Regiment, Fort Myer, carries the American flag and the colors of the U.S. Army along Main Street in Yorktown during the Yorktown Day parade Monday. The annual event marked the 228th anniversary of ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Yorktown Day celebrates America's Revolutionary victory, British defeat with parade, ceremonies
2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Drum Major Sgt. 1st Class Lutricia Fields, 3rd U.S. Army Infantry Regiment, Fort Myer, renders a salute to dignitaries as the unit marches past the Grand- stand during the parade. The Old Guard participated in ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Yorktown Day celebrates America's Revolutionary victory, British defeat with parade, ceremonies
3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from the Commander-in-Chief's Guard, 3rd Army Inf. Rgt., line up along the walkway in front of the Yorktown Victory Monument. The monument symbolizes the victory over the British forces through the American-French alliance during the Americ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Yorktown Day celebrates America's Revolutionary victory, British defeat with parade, ceremonies
4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Servicemembers from the U.S. Air Force, Langley Air Force Base; U.S. Army, Fort Eustis; U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Training Center, Yorktown; U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy, Yorktown Naval Weapons Station, post the flags of the 50 states at the f... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL