chhite wrote:On Sunday, my quintet played a ceremony at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery near Verdun, France. Many of the French people still thank Americans for their roles in World Wars I and II, even though it was our grandfathers and great-grandfathers that served then. Another quintet was at St. Avold and the marching band was in Normandy. The folks in the Normandy region set new heights for hospitality of Americans and it's great to see how they honor WWII veterans and especially how they pay tribute on Memorial Day to those that gave their lives on French soil for the freedom of those they did not even know.
A lot of us would do it again today, if the need arose. Glad you could play there!
"Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent." -- Pogo (via Walt Kelly)
Played at a ceremony with the Vienna (Virginia) Community Band, and then went to the American Legion hall for lunch. The photo is from a few years ago.
Dean E-Memorial Day.jpg
Dean E
[S]tudy politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy . . . in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry [and] music. . . . John Adams (1780)
tundratubist wrote:Hey Dean, I didn't know the Army let officers play Tuba, isn't playing the tuba above your pay-grade. And an engineer to boot.
The Veterans in the Vienna Community Band wear their military gear for Memorial Day. The woman with the soprano sax, three seats to my right, is a World War II veteran.
I'm definitely an amateur, but nonetheless have had a blast performing for two years with the military pro musicians in the Armed Forces Tuba Euphonium Ensemble.
I did two active duty tours totaling five years, and retired from the Army Reserves last year. My branch was the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, and I still do legal work for the Army as a full-time civilian.
Dean E
[S]tudy politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy . . . in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry [and] music. . . . John Adams (1780)
Did 3 performances of a parlor comedy "All the Comforts of Home" by William Gillette at the Gillette castle in Connecticut. (4 actors playing 8 parts outdoors while dodging raindrops.)
