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My name is specialist Ross shown and I

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played trombone for the 25th Infantry

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Division band . I chose to serve in the

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U . S . Army bands because it was an

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excellent opportunity to continue to

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play music after college as well as

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serve my country . At the same time ,

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I've been fortunate enough to play

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trombone from everything to public

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outreach concerts , music in our

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schools , to changes of command

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ceremonies as well as today , such as

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the veteran's Day ceremony at the U . S .

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S . Missouri in Pearl Harbor . My

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mother grew up in an army household .

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My grandfather was a retired colonel in

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the Army Dental Corps . My grandmother

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was a nurse . My father as well , did a

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couple of tours in the texas National

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Guard . Being surrounded by so many

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people that have been in the military

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meant that I received nothing but

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support and free freedom of judgment

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from wanting to join and continue to

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serve . In my opinion . The importance

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of Veterans Day is to remember that as

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the military is now , it's a volunteer

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fighting force and the inevitable

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sacrifices that results in that should

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never be forgotten by anybody .