The Marine Corps Tuesday Sunset Parade at Iwo Jima

This summer tradition in Washington for the public is free and thrilling

The first thing you hear at 7 p.m. precisely are the drums from behind the iconic Iwo Jima statue. The white Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol are in fading light in the far distance. As the beats get louder, the band in bright red uniforms marches around both sides of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial.

See them start in this video: