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WASHINGTON – U.S. Army Pfc. Jedrek Ler, from Cleveland, Ohio, recently joined the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (JTF-NCR), which is preparing to support the 60th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025.
Ler is one of more than 800 service members and civilians assigned to JTF-NCR, a joint service command charged with conducting all military ceremonial support during the inaugural period. The JTF-NCR is composed of service members from all branches of the United States’ armed forces, including Reserve and National Guard components.
Ler, a 2018 graduate of Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Ohio, has served in the U.S. Army for two years. Currently assigned as a heavy wheel operator with motor vehicle operations, Ler is responsible for transporting inauguration personnel and supplies.
“Participating in historic events is a cherished aspect of my military duties,” Ler said. “The armed services have been involved in every inauguration, and it fills me with pride to take part in the ceremony for the 47th commander in chief.”
JTF-NCR is the joint service command charged with planning, coordinating and providing U.S. military support to presidential inaugurations. During the upcoming inauguration, approximately 5,000 service members from every branch, including active and reserve components, will provide essential ceremonial and operational support for the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
Since 1789, when a military escort and full ceremonial procession including a military contingent of 500 members of the Army, local militia and Revolutionary War veterans escorted the newly elected president to his swearing-in, military support has played an essential role in presidential inaugurations.
Participation of the armed forces in this time-honored tradition demonstrates the military’s support to the nation’s newly elected commander in chief, reaffirms civilian control of the nation’s military and the peaceful transition of power which celebrates the principles of democracy.
| Date Taken: | 10.30.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 11.07.2024 12:18 |
| Story ID: | 484756 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
| Hometown: | CLEVELAND, OHIO, US |
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