BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Verizon Center -- Event: Spirit of America 2004

DC -- Verizon Center -- Event: Spirit of America 2004:

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Description of Pictures: Spirit of America is an US Army-sponsored rah-rah event that both PR and a recruiting venture. The U.S. Army Military District of Washington (which some refer to as the Washington Military District or WMD) includes a large group of soldiers whose purpose is to entertain the public, troops, and foreign officials. This was a free, three-hour, patriotic, live-action show performed by more than 400 soldiers of the U.S. Army's elite ceremonial units. Featuring the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," the show includes traditional and modern music, disciplined drill and historical narrative as Soldiers recap the heritage of our country in an inspiring and entertaining performance. They reenact some historical episodes in the Army's history including a D-Day landing and include vignettes explaining why the Army is fighting in Iraq. They don't try to defend the invasion of Iraq; basically they're saying once the decision is made to invade, they uphold the "warrior's creed" and try to do the job. Two highlights were the U.S. Army Drill Team who've been juggling bayonet-tipped 1903 Springfield rifles for 25 years and a cute post-show vignette featuring the broom crew.

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2004 photos: Equipment this year: I bought two Fujifilm S7000 digital cameras. While they produced excellent images, I found all of the retractable-lens Fuji models had a disturbing tendency to get dust inside the lens. Dark blurs would show up on the images and the camera had to be sent back to the shop in order to get it fixed. I returned one of the cameras when the blurs showed up in the first month. I found myself buying extended warranties on cameras. Trips this year: (1) Margot and I went off to Scotland for a few days, my first time overseas. (2) I went to Hawaii on business (such a deal!) and extended it, spending a week in Hawaii and another in California. (3) I went to Tennessee to man a booth and extended it to go to my third Fan Fair country music festival. Number of photos taken this year: 110,000.
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