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  • MARINE BANDS: Bandsmen Give Performances of Their Lives in Iraq

    10/06/2005 1:57:07 AM PDT · by real saxophonist · 21 replies · 3,145+ views
    Leatherneck ^ | Oct '05 | Don Bedwell
    MARINE BANDS Bandsmen Give Performances of Their Lives in Iraq By Don Bedwell Serving in a Marine band can be far more perilous than marching to the colors at a friendly base while playing "Semper Fidelis" or "The Marines' Hymn." Living up to the Corps' mantra of "every Marine a rifleman," trombonists, percussionists and clarinet players are trained to fight and to fight well when the mission requires. As one bandsman in Iraq explained to a reporter for National Public Radio, "The fact that you play tuba doesn't make you any less lethal." Marine Corps field bands are proving their...