Perdue's ``troop inspection'' a new inaugural tradition

ATLANTA - Sonny Perdue&#39;s planning a new twist on Georgia&#39;s inaugural day traditions. <br> <br> Perdue has asked an honor contingent of state troopers and Georgia National Guard members to line up outside the Capitol for an official visit after Perdue takes his oath. <br> <br> Republicans are calling the ceremony ``the inspecting of the troops.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Perdue is a former member of the U.S. Air Force and a big supporter of the military. <br> <br> Last week, the governor-elect appointed a retired brigadier general to the new office of Inspector General. He also looked to the military for his new director of state Homeland Security. Bill Hitchens is a former Marine and was a state trooper from 1969 to 1997.

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