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A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. Here, soldiers come out to the field as part of the tribute to the Korean War.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. Here, soldiers come out to the field as part of the tribute to the Korean War. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. Servicemembers stop to watch the show.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. Servicemembers stop to watch the show. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016.

A media day Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Virginia on April 26, 2016. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)

ARLINGTON, Va. — Horses, cannons and soldiers marched to the patriotic tunes of the Army Tattoo Tuesday morning at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

The base held a media day in preparation for the start of the Twilight Tattoo summer series, open to the public, that starts next Wednesday, May 4.

Watching the show with media spectators were a large group of students from Georgia and a few servicemembers from around the base.

The Twilight Tattoo is open to the public every Wednesday, 7 p.m., for free.

The Marine Barracks in D.C. also have a Twilight Tattoo, every Friday through Aug. 28, from 8:45 to 10 p.m.

Email: tibbetts.meredith@stripes.com Twitter: @mjtibbs

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