DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class George Trian, U.S. Navy Over 2 million people crowded into Washington D.C. last week for the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States.

Above, Jill Biden, Vice Presidentelect, Joe Biden, President-elect Barack Obama, and Michelle Obama wave to the crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18 during the inaugural opening ceremonies. More than 5,000 men and women in uniform provided military ceremonial support to the presidential inauguration, a tradition dating back to George Washington's 1789 inauguration.