Out of an abundance of caution during the covid19 pandemic, there is no in person audience today and certain ceremonial elements have been prerecorded. Please welcome the official party to the stage the secretary of the army, the honorable ryan b mccarthy. Chief of staff of the army, general james c mcconville. Sergeant major of the army, michael a grinstead. Director of the National Museum of the United States army, ms. Tammy call. Accompanied by acting secretary of defense, the honorable christopher c miller. And chairman to the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a. Millie. Now presenting the colors is the third United States infantry regiment the old guard, accompanied by the old guard fife and drum corps. The National Anthem will be performed by Sergeant First Class jesse meeks from the United States army band, pershings own. Present. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through t
Please welcome the official party to the stage the secretary of the army, the honorable ryan b mccarthy. Chief of staff of the army, general james c. Mcconville. Sergeant major of the army, michael a. Grinstead. Director of the National Museum of the United States army, ms. Tammy call. Accompanied by acting secretary of defense, the honorable christopher c. Miller. And chairman to the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a. Millie. Now presenting the colors is the third United States infantry regiment, the old guard, accompanied by the old guard fife and drum corps. The National Anthem will be performed by jesse meeks from the United States army band, pershings own. Present arms o say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight , oh the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming . And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our
Worthy of our great republic. We do so by advocating for the classic condition in civic design. We believe that tradition is unparalleled and its dignity, beauty and harmony, not to mention its legibility to the common man. It is no accident that the Founding Fathers chose the classical style when designing the Nations Capital and its and its core buildings of government. The founders sought to harken back to republic rome and democratic athens and knew that classical architecture was time honored and timeless. The National Civic arts Society Works to continue and expand upon the founders vision for the Nations Capital in federal design generally. I perhaps dont need to tell you that since the 19 fifties, washington d. C. Has been marred and disfigured by federal buildings and memorials that do not comport with the citys classical heritage and identity. For instance, there is the hirsch horn museum, which looks like a bunker. Then theres the bird list fbi building which i called the mi
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Classical tradition and civic design. We believe that tradition is unparalleled in its dignity, beauty, and harmony. It is no accident that the Founding Fathers chose the classical style when joining its core government. The democratic athens and they knew that classical architecture was time honored and timeless. The National Civil arts society continues for the Nations Capital and federal design generally. I perhaps dont need to tell you that since the 1950s, washington dc has been marred and disfigured by central buifedera and memorials that do not comport with the classical heritage and identity. There is the hersh horn society, and there is the fbi building that i call the ministry of fear. At the same time some of our National Memorials are not only not classical, but they do not reflect the view of the subject commemorated. For example, the Martin Luther king junior is secular, a socialist realist work that failed to include his most famous lines such as i have a dream. The memo