The Blue Eagles

Photo: David Walter Banks for The New York Times
Thomas Galvin, 15, practices on the trombone. He will march with his high school band, the 95-member Blue Eagles marching band from Austell, Georgia, in President Obama's inaugural parade. "To finally be able to do something this big. It's making me nervous right now. It's really, really scary. I can't wait," said Kevon Radford, an 18-year-old senior who also plays the trombone.