The word tattoo, when it’s used to describe the concert, is different from inking an image of a fire-breathing dragon or some cool zodiac symbol on your arm. A tattoo is a drummer’s or bugler’s signal to call soldiers or sailors to their quarters at night, or a military exercise presented as entertainment.

The 90-minute tattoo features over 100 soldiers, dressed in different era uniforms, who take the audience through America’s history from the point of view of American soldiers.  The story starts with George Washington’s revolutionary Continental Army and ends with the U.S. fighting soldier of the future.

So grab a seat on the bleachers or bring a blanket to sit on the lawn.

Twilight Tattoo
Fort McNair
4th Street and P St. off Maine Ave. SW, use the second gate at P Street 
Washington, DC (map it)
202-685-2888

Dates and Times – Every Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.  May 7 – July 2, 2008

Admission – FREE, no tickets needed.  No food or drinks are allowed, but will be available for sale.  Vehicles may be searched at the entrance gate by base MPs. 

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Waterfront – Green line, then a 3-block walk.

Parking – Free parking.

Images – Revolutionary war – public domain, modern soldier – public domain – DOD/USAF/Stacy L. Pearsall 2007 – Baqubah Search, Iraq, Army Band,  Fife & Drum

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Post from: The DC Traveler