page_title: Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
section_title: Musicians
hierarchical_section_title: Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps / Musicians
caption_attribution_description: English: A state arrival ceremony held on the South Lawn at the White House, for her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and his Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps parading in front of a raised dais
context_page_description: The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is one of four premier musical organizations of the United States Army. Members perform using musical instruments and wearing uniforms similar to those used by military musicians of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
  It is the only unit of its kind in the United States' armed forces, and is part of the 3rd U.S. Infantry. The Fife and Drum Corps has been stationed at Fort Myer, Virginia, since its founding on February 23, 1960.
context_section_description: The musicians of this unit recall the fifes and drums from the days of the American Revolution as they perform in uniforms patterned after those worn by the musicians of Gen. George Washington's Continental Army. Military musicians of the period wore the reverse colors of the regiments to which they were assigned. The uniforms worn by the members of the Corps are dated circa 1781, and consist of black tricorn hats, white wigs, waistcoats, colonial coveralls, and red regimental coats. The 69-member Corps uses 10-hole fifes, handmade rope-tensioned drums and single-valve bugles, which bring to life the exciting sounds of the Continental Army.
caption: The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps perform during a State Arrival Ceremony held on the South Lawn of the White House.
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