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May 17, 2005

Marine Corps Band comes to Oregon

If you can make one of these concerts, you're in for a treat. The Marine Band San Diego will be in Oregon from May 22-28, playing in various locations around the state, sharing the Corps' musical heritage and history. All concerts are free and open to the public.

Concert schedule:

• Monday, May 23 - 1:00 p.m. World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
  
• Tuesday, May 24 - 6:00 p.m. Newberg High School, Newberg, OR
  
• Wednesday, May 25 - 7:00 p.m. West Albany High School, Albany, OR
  
• Friday, May 27 - 5:30 p.m. Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, OR

  Each base has their own band - here's a picture of the 29 Palms band that played when Shane's company came home in March. They arrived just after dusk to entertain the waiting families. And, they stuck around until the guys came home just before midnight.

  

  The band members are first rate musicians - the qualifications are stringent. However, unlike civilian bands, all band members are capable of picking up a rifle and fighting alongside any other Marine. Even the bases in Iraq have bands (the 1st MARDIV band deployed along other Camp Pendleton units), although the musicians are also pulling guard duty and fighting along side other Marines. The asst. drum major for the band assigned to the President was a heavy machine gun operator when he was deployed to Iraq.

  The band music is wonderful - I've downloaded it before and transferred it to my cell phone and now when Shane calls, he has his own special ring tone - The Marine Corps Hymn. When my Marine mom friends call, it plays Semper Fidelis, and when anyone else calls, it plays The Washington Post.

  Posted by Deb at May 17, 2005 04:49 PM

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