The event also included red carpet welcomes for the World War II veterans who served in the ... and a soloist with "Pershing's Own" U.S. Army Band sang the national anthem. Pitt said during ...

capped a story of an impoverished immigrant musician who joined the Army in 1924 and wound up becoming the band leader for one of most famous generals of World War II. It brought back rich ...

Dr. Takashi Manago was a member of “Go For Broke,” a band of Japanese-American soldiers. He served with the 100th Battalion, ...

"The red ribbon with blue/white under the ... "My Grandfather was also in an Army band in the Pacific during WW2 and also was in the Philippines. I wonder if they knew each other," one user ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A World War II veteran who grew up in Lincoln received his dying wish to have the Nebraska National Guard’s 43rd Army Band play at his funeral. Bill Splichal was the first ...

That assignment in the still segregated U.S. Army did not continue. However, Medley was able to play his part in an All-Negro Army Band ... American GIs during World War II and the 50s.

While an Army band played on Saturday, soldiers in vintage World War II uniforms boarded an amphibious boat from the 1940s named “Tugboat Annie” and sailed down the Rhine, in honor of the ...

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Soviet tanks and soldiers dressed up in Red Army greatcoats were on display in Red Square on Monday as Russia recreated a historic parade during World War Two to mark the ...