Robert Russell Bennett, Richard Rodgers, and “Victory at Sea” By George J. Ferencz (Robert Russell Bennett (June 15, 1894 – August 18, 1981) was an…
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“God of Our Fathers” is a 19th-century American hymn, written in 1876 for the 100th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence celebration in…
TAPS AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIERJari Villanueva, Master Sergeant (retired) USAF BAND© Copyright 2021 Jari Villanueva TapsBugler.com The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier…
2021 will mark the Centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Events are being planned to commemorate the anniversary. The Tomb of the Unknown…
John Philip Sousa’s Christmas Gift to the United States. We may think of “The Stars and Stripes Forever!” around Independence Day, but did you know…
This is the hollywood re-creation of a scene that happened at Pearl Harbor. Ship musicians of the USS Nevada were playing the “Star Spangled Banner”…
“A sailor usually considers himself as out of the pale of respectable society, and he longs for an opportunity to become the only thing he…
As November 19 marks the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, it is interesting to look at the days and weeks before the dedication ceremony and…
