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More than 250 veterans, their families, friends and community members gathered Saturday, Nov. 11 in the hangar at U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles for the annual Veterans Day celebration, honoring those who had served their country.
Ceremonies held in Port Angeles, Forks, PT, Gardiner
The Veterans Day edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion salutes our veterans with the \“St. Louis Blues March\” made famous during WW II by the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. First, we’ll hear a 1922 recording of the \“St. Louis Blues,\” written by Alabama’s very own W. C. Handy and performed by his Memphis Blues Band. Then we’re going to hear the 1947 hit version recorded by Tex Beneke and His Orchestra. Finally, we’ll hear the stereo version of the march from the 1954 movie The Glenn Miller Story. The \“St. Louis Blues,\” by the way, is one of the most recorded tunes ...
ROTC students evoke memories of Memorial Day
On Aug. 8, a posthumous medal — commemorating Lance Cpl. Dylan Merola for his actions on Aug. 26 while standing guard at Kabul’s airport in Afghanistan — was presented to his family during Disneyland’s somber Flag Retreat Ceremony.