Security tightens in the US for the upcoming presidential inaguration
Two US army soldiers stand guard near the Capitol Building in Washington Jan. 11, 2005. Washington is preparing for its first presidential inauguration since the September 11 attacks. Roughly 2,500 military personnel will be on hand to bolster security for the upcoming inauguration of U.S. President George W. Bush and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said security at the January 20 event will be unprecedented.
A U.S. Park Police helicopter sits on the lawn near the Capitol Building in Washington Jan. 11, 2005.
A US army police and his police dog stand guard near the Capitol Building in Washington Jan. 11, 2005.
Honor guards and rescue police beef up the security measures around the Capitol Building in Washington Jan. 11, 2005.
Tom Ridge, Secretary of Homeland Security Department, inspects security personnel garrisoned near the Capitol Building in Washington Jan. 11, 2005.
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