WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Dubuque Colts Drum and Bugle Corps will be at the center of the celebration Tuesday as members march in the inaugural parade.

For some, the experience is like a step back in time. This is the day Emily Pawlak never expected to happen.

"You really soak in every possible second because of course, you live under the assumption you'll never do this again. But now you're here again and going to put on the Colts uniform," said Emily Pawlak, Executive Director, Waterloo Symphony.

These Colts alumni are back on tour, a life style many of them enjoyed in their late teens and early 20's.

Colt's Alumnus Scott Webber said,"When I get off the floor, everything hurts a little more than it did when I was younger. It's exciting, you feel like a kid again."

Sleeping on the gym floor, the 24-hour bus ride, taking orders from the drum major, even the food brings back memories.

"The same sandwiches for lunch, the same Kool-Aid, some things never change," said Webber.

Add in the historic nature of this inauguration and Pawlak feels like she's living a dream, "Here we are getting a chance, an opportunity to wear the uniform. It's just monumental. It's going to be a monumental moment for all of us."

It's their first chance being part of this historic change but it's a second chance on the youth we all eventually have to leave behind.