Posted on 01/30/2016 6:45:08 PM PST by WhiskeyX
Here is the famous "Garryowen" that was originally an Irish tune, but when it reached america it was used as the 7th cavalry's march. Many can relate this "Garryowen" to the American defeat at the battle of the Little Big horn in 1876.
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Garryowen, also known as Garyowen, Garry Owen and Gary Owens, is an Irish tune for a quickstep dance. It was selected as a marching tune for British, Canadian, and American military formations, most notably Gen. George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry. The name "Garry Owen" has also been used for US forward military installations during wartime, and for a small town in Montana near the Custer battlefield.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garryowen_%28air%29
7th Cavalry Regiment From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 7th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry regiment formed in 1866. Its official nickname is "Garryowen",[1] after the Irish air "Garryowen" that was adopted as its march tune.
Following its activation, the Seventh Cavalry Regiment patrolled the Western plains for raiding Native Americans and to protect the westward movement of pioneers. From 1866 to 1881, the regiment marched a total of 181,692 miles (292,342 km) across Kansas, Montana, and the Dakota Territories.[citation needed]
“Rough Riders” Garryowen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAYbLdpghRA
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7th Cavalry Regiment (Regimental March)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzyPtgcJvko
Garry Owen from ‘They Died With Their Boots On’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m7RPjQxjmA
Am I the only one who remembers “campbell kids’ clubhouse” from some disney series in the 60’s or 70’s?
I've always enjoyed the version from They Died With Their Boots On
Another favorite is the theme from The Horse Soldiers
Nobody every depicted the American West better than John Ford
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TYVM, I had forgotten that it was an ad. ☺
There is a CD of music composed and arranged by Felix Vinitieri, band master for Custer’s 7th Calvary performed on instruments from the 1870s. Available from the American Music Museum at the University of South Dakota. While Gary Owen is not on the CD, there is a fantastic arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner.
My father, who is now nearly 99 years old, left his family’s depression era farm in Kansas and went to Fort Bliss, Texas. He joined the Seventh Cavalry because his only asset and skill was as a horseman, which he did very well. When WWII started, he went to the Army Air Corps and became a navigator. He served in the Pacific Theater (Ieshima) until the wars end. He was a witness to the Japanese delegation’s surrender in August of 1945. Following that, he was active in the Berlin airlift. He finally retired in 1961 after a very memorable and honorable service. I am so proud of him.
He plays the harmonica at his nursing home. The Gary Owen every morning and Taps at night.
“I’ve always enjoyed the version from They Died With Their Boots On”
Me too. That is my favorite version.
Garry Owen, Garry Owen, Garry Owen,
In this valley of Montana all alone,
There are better days to be, for the 7th Cavalry,
When we charge again for dear old Garry Owen....
All through the night the Sioux keep singing, Sergeant Flynn,
I can hear their tom toms ringing, Sergeant Flynn,
I can hear their tom toms ringing, and I hear those Sioux bucks singing,
But they know not yet the tune of Garry Owen.
There are more verses but that’s all I can remember.
I’ve always loved the Itish tune Garry Owen. It sounds best of all by a martial fife and drum corp. http://youtu.be/dQIml1MpxfQ
Don’t forget the opening credits of She Wore A Yellow Ribbon. It’s a medley of She Wore A Yellow Ribbon and The Girl I Left Behind Me. Wonderful songs. http://youtu.be/rKx3znyghX8
Very interesting. Your father has had a very full, interesting life. Where was his family’s farm?
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