Reserve Pipe Band plays for president, Irish prime minister
President Barack Obama and Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen converse as they descend from the U.S. Capital March 17, 2009, to the sounds of traditional Irish tunes performed by the U.S. Air Force Reserve Pipe Band. The pipe band has performed for the president and Irish prime minister at this St. Patrick's Day venue since the 1990s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Andy Morataya)