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Sgt. Larry W. Montgomery, Jr. of the Virginia State Police
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on post as President Obama and the first lady began their walk
down Pennsylvania Avenue on inauguration day.
Hundreds of state troopers converged on Washington D.C. on the days surrounding the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, when almost two million people were in town for the historic event.
Troopers from across the country joined numerous other law enforcement agencies to provide security as part of the joint operation mission of the Presidential Inauguration Task Force in Washington, D.C., January 15-21. Troopers were sworn in as deputies of the U.S. Marshal Service to have necessary law enforcement authority for the task force operation. Officers provided security for the inaugural parade, the swearing-in ceremony, various balls, government dignitaries, and other special events. Air, water, and railways were also under tighter-than-usual security, with many trooper K-9 teams working the areas. Thanks to a brisk wind chill, temperatures dipped into the low 30s along the parade route as troopers stood for as long as 13 hours keeping an eye on the crowds.
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With 156 troopers and supervisors, VSP had the second largest presence along the parade route.
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Kentucky troopers pose in front of the Capitol.
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Tpr. Darryl L. Haywood, Jr. of the Florida Highway Patrol etches his father’s name as he kneels at the Memorial Wall. Tpr. Darryl L. Haywood, Sr. was an FHP trooper killed in the line of duty in 2004.
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Tpr. Robert Purdy of the Kentucky State Police is on crowd control duty near the Capitol.
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Tpr. John Reese of the Alabama DPS, center, is flanked by Sgt. Kevin M. O'Brien, left, and Tpr. Scott N. Raynes of the Rhode Island State Police.
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A group of Arizona troopers pose in this nighttime shot with the Capitol illuminated in the background.
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Kentucky State Police troopers guard the inaugural parade route.
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Minnesota State Patrol troopers secure
the parade route along Pennsylvania Ave.
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The FHP Troop L Motor Squad includes, left to right, Eduardo Rivera, Stephen Rudd, David Rosko, and Deano Kates-Paulus.
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Sgt. Pat McArdle, Sgt. Gloria Yarusso, and Sgt Troy McCormick, left to right, of the Minnesota State Patrol, wait for the crowds to arrive.
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Alabama troopers provide crowd control.
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A Washington, D.C., T.V. station featured, front row left to right, Virginia troopers Sgt. James M. McCue and Lt. Craig C. Worsham, and back row left to right, Sgt. Tony L. Barksdale, Sgt. Dirk I. Compton, F/Sgt. Ronald C. Maxey Jr., and Sgt. Kenneth H. Blank being sworn in Jan. 19 by Metro Police for their security role in the inaugural parade. Troopers from other states stand behind the VSP troopers.
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Sgt. Jimmie H. Johnson, left, and Trp. Michael Bolton of the Tennessee
Highway Patrol take time for a photo with actress Halle Berry.
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