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(orchestral music)

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("The Army Goes Rolling Along")

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- [Narrator] The U.S.
Army Material Command

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at Redstone Arsenal cased its colors

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and officially deactivated June 29th.

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Earlier that week, in
front of a packed house

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of about 1200 people, the
band's final performance

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at Bob Jones High School
culminated 74 years

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of inspiring renditions, collaborations,

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and patriotic melodies.

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- Many things comprise the
legacy of our 389th Army Band,

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but none as much as the amount of joy,

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the amount of happiness that
it brought, and comfort,

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let me just add that,
comfort, to mourning families,

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that it's brought to countless individuals

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who have had the opportunity
to hear it perform

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through the years.

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To the men and women of
the 389th, you will indeed

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be missed.

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- [Narrator] Since relocating
to Redstone Arsenal in 2011,

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the band has performed
more than 2700 times,

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including 1700 soldier
and family support events,

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750 community outreach
events, and 300 funerals.

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- If you were to ask the band
members their favorite events

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they were part of, the
answers would be as diverse

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as the soldiers themselves.

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Whether it was performing final
honors for returned remains

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of a Korean War veteran,
performing for a soldier's

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promotion or retirement, or
a community relations event,

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these experiences have
profoundly impacted our lives.

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- Betancourt said members of
AMC Band are headed either

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to new positions in other
Army Bands, retiring,

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or have decided to reclassify
into new positions.

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From Army Materiel Command's
Public Affairs Office,

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I'm Joseph Gibbons.