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The parade ground of Fort Myer, now known as Summerall Field, is lined by some of the fort's historic buildings. Photo courtesy of the Old Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry Fort Myer had been established as Fort Whipple during the Civil War in 1863.
The Summerall Chapel on the campus of The Citadel, built in 1936, is named for Summerall as well. Summerall Field is the main parade ground on Fort Myer, Virginia, where change of command ceremonies, retirements, the twilight tattoo and other major events are held featuring the 3d Infantry Regiment.
Apr 28, 2022 · Twilight Tattoos will be held on Summerall Field, JBM-HH. Wednesday, May 4 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 at 7 p.m.
The gravesite of Black Jack, the riderless horse in the state funerals of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy, Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Lyndon B. Johnson, is located on Summerall Field, 200 feet (61 m) northeast of the parade ground's flagpole.
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall is made up of Fort Myer and Henderson Hall in Virginia, and Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C. Soldiers of the 15th Cavalry raise their swords on...
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Aug 1, 2019 · In August 1908, Orville Wright brought an aircraft to the parade grounds at Fort Myer, Virginia, near Arlington National Cemetery, for flight trials. But there were some failures with that plane, which led to the death of one of the Aeronautical Division’s first lieutenants, Thomas Selfridge.
Feb 19, 2016 · The color photograph was taken in a similar location near the edge of Summerall Field and Bldg. 417. Lt. Thomas Selfridge is credited with being the first military officer to fly a solo flight...
