10/24/2012 - Members of the 3rd Infantry Regiment – Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, from Fort Myer, Va., perform a demonstration of battle techniques used during the revolutionary war era in Yorktown, Va., as part of the annual Yorktown Day celebration, Oct. 19, 2012. Other festivities included a parade and a patriotic ceremony / wreath lying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)
10/24/2012 - Members of the Headquarters Salute Battery of the United States, Fort Eustis, Va., fire off a volley from their cannons to mark the beginning of the Annual Yorktown Day festivities in Yorktown, Va., Oct. 19, 2012. Festivities included a parade, patriotic ceremony and a demonstration by the 3rd Infantry Regiment – Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, from Fort Myer, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)
10/24/2012 - Members of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command from Fort Eustis, Va., march down main-street in Yorktown, Va., as part of the annual Yorktown Day parade, Oct. 19, 2012. The parade was the first of many events held to celebrate the success of Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army at Yorktown in 1781. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)
10/24/2012 - U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bradley May, Initial Military Training Center of Excellence deputy commanding general, waves to crowd from inside a restored WW II jeep during the annual Yorktown Day parade in Yorktown, Va., Oct. 19, 2012. May served as the grand marshal of the parade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)
10/24/2012 - Members from every branch of the U.S. military form a joint color guard as they carry their respective service’s flag down main-street in Yorktown, Va., as part of the annual Yorktown Day parade, Oct. 19, 2012. Other festivities included a patriotic ceremony and a demonstration by the 3rd Infantry Regiment – Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, from Fort Myer, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)
10/24/2012 - U.S. Army Soldiers from the 128th Aviation Brigade, Fort Eustis, Va., march by the reviewing stand along the parade route in Yorktown, Va., as part of the annual Yorktown Day festivities, Oct. 19, 2012. Other festivities included a patriotic ceremony and a demonstration by the 3rd Infantry Regiment – Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, from Fort Myer, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)
10/24/2012 - Airmen from Langley Air Force Base, Va., march by the reviewing stand along the parade route in Yorktown, Va., as part of the annual Yorktown Day festivities, Oct. 19, 2012. Other festivities included a patriotic ceremony and a demonstration by the 3rd Infantry Regiment – Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, from Fort Myer, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)
10/24/2012 - Members from every branch of the U.S. military carry in flags from all 50 states during the patriotic ceremony at Yorktown, Va., as part of the Yorktown Day celebration, Oct. 19, 2012. Other festivities included a parade and a demonstration by the 3rd Infantry Regiment – Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, from Fort Myer, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)
10/24/2012 - Oliver Serot-Almeras, Consul General of the Embassy of France, delivers a greeting during the patriotic ceremony at Yorktown, Va., as part of the Yorktown Day celebration, Oct. 19, 2012. The day’s events were held to celebrate the success of Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army at Yorktown in 1781. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)
10/24/2012 - Actors portraying Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson speak to the crowd at the patriotic ceremony at Yorktown, Va., as part of the Yorktown Day celebration, Oct. 19, 2012. The day’s events were held to celebrate the success of Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army at Yorktown in 1781. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)
10/24/2012 - National Park Service Rangers hang a wreath on the monument in Yorktown, Va., as part of the annual Yorktown Day celebration, Oct. 19, 2012. Other festivities included a parade and a demonstration by the 3rd Infantry Regiment – Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, from Fort Myer, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)
10/24/2012 - Members of the 3rd Infantry Regiment – Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, from Fort Myer, Va., demonstrate the square battle formation used during the revolutionary war era in Yorktown, Va., as part of the annual Yorktown Day celebration, Oct. 19, 2012. The day’s events were held to celebrate the success of Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army at Yorktown in 1781. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)