Color guards from each of the five armed services join the National Colors on stage as the U.S. Marine Corps Band (The President's Own) prepares to play the national anthem at the opening of the Pentagon Pops in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 21, 2000. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and his wife are hosting the Pentagon Pops, a musical salute with the theme of The Hero of the Century--the American G.I., at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall.