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My name is Sergeant Cary Anderson . I'm

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a percussionist in the first Calvary

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Division band . So , the event today we

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were playing a um original composition

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uh with the 101st a Salt band and

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some stage dancers here . And we are

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performing for a large crowd including

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the composer . Playing this composition

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on the 80th anniversary is a big deal

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because for one , it's the first

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recording , so no one else has heard it

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before . So just being in charge of

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playing this for the first time is a

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lot of responsibility , but also a lot

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of um it , it's , it's very powerful to

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play something for the first time and

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especially on the eight th anniversary ,

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really just showcases all of the

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freedom and the liberty that they've

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achieved over these 80 years being a

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part of the opening ceremony for the 80

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th anniversary is very emotional

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because it shows how much we can come

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together and utilize our teamwork to

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provide this great performance for the

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audience . Being here in the

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Netherlands for the 80 th anniversary

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of Market Garden as a US Soldier is

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huge because this was how they first

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got their freedom and their liberty .

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So being able to be here alongside of

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them means the entire world to us .