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December 2nd, 2011
William Harten Jr 1921-2004
William Harten, Jr. US Navy Cornetist
The story of a musician and December 7, 1941
William Harten, Jr. was a WWII veteran who served in the U.S. Navy prior to WWII, trained at the Navy School of Music in Washington, D.C. from 1940-1941 and then served as a musician during the war. Both Bill and his cornet became survivors of the attack at Pearl Harbor and of their ship, the USS West Virginia. This special [...]
November 20th, 2011
KEITH COLLAR CLARK (1927-2002)
Keith Clark was the Principal Bugler with The United States Army Band who was placed in the world spotlight when he was called to sound Taps at the Funeral of John F. Kennedy.
The story of the “Broken Note”can be read by CLICKING HERE
Clark was born on November 21, 1927, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and studied trumpet with Clifford Liliya and Lloyd Geisler. After graduation from Interlochen Music School, he played with [...]
November 1st, 2011
Taps Played for the First Time
Harrison’s Landing Virginia, July, 1862
A sentinel paces in the moldering dank,
exercising the manual to no end
but to keep himself upright and alive –
shoulder arms, support arms, right shoulder shift –
while midsummer insects flourish in his sweat,
creeping down and through, drawing nourishment,
then lodging in his vestments and his skin.
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As his flannels ferment he contemplates
the distinction between Noxious Effluvia
and Laudable Pus. He thinks of the grand
landscaping of the neighboring estate,
the view to the river from [...]
October 8th, 2011
BUGLE CALLS
Here is a link to Modern Bugle Calls
http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/appendix/buglecalls/Buglecallsequence.html
November 20th, 2010
Just about every person over the age of forty-five can tell you where they were, how they felt and what they did upon hearing the news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy forty years ago this week. For Air Force members stationed with the 11th Air Base Group at Bolling Air Force Base, the afternoon of Friday, November 22, 1963 was sunny and bright. No doubt, the thoughts in many minds were of the Thanksgiving holiday [...]
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