The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1985 Page: 29 of 40
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By SCOTT CARTER
The 2nd Armored Division
Band took to the highways sev-
eral times last month to play in
parades and concerts.
THE BAND was invited to
Laredo Texas by the Army re-
cruiting command to play in
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Day Parade held Sept. 15. They
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Army musicians are soldiers first
a ile of th crowded
streets.
Later in the month they were
again asked by the recruiting
com and to play in ittle
Rock Ark. There they got the
chance to do some of their most
primary missions.
According to the Bandmas-
ter CW2 Robin Blake the band
has three basic missions in
their peacetim role. Those
missions are soldier support
2nd Armd Div Band members marclyn the Civilian Conservation Corps par|de
The soldiers of Headquarters
and Headquarters Battery DI-
VARTY recently challenged
th a ip a tio
Course.
THE PURPOSE OF th
course is to develop teamwork
and confidence” said Capt.
Willard Shiffer battery com
swing
2 AD band performs on the road
public relations and recruiting.
“I think playing in the para-
des and doing concerts is an ex-
cellent ay to enhance the
Armys’ image” Blake said.
ON THE ROAD the band is
involved ith the recruiting
and public relations end of
their mission. While in Little
Rock they did both of these
jobs. On their first full day in
the city they played three con
LRC develops teamwork
an er. It also gives the
ju io lis te sold ie rs a
chance to take charge of the
section.”
The soldiers of the battery
tackled the sixteen-event ob-
stacle course in the one-day ex-
ercise. The obstacles they chal-
lenged were unlike those a sol-
dier ordinarily faces during
normal training.
across a dip obstacle while attempting to transport their litter with them.
certs for Central High School
band classes.
Introducing the band was the
local recruiter and then the
band took over. Between songs
a band representative would
explain the origins and current
use of the music they were play-
ing. At the end of the concert
they were available to answer
any questions about the band
and the Army.
Early the next day they mar
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Photo by Scott Carter
in Little Rock Ark.
One of the tasks found sol-
diers negotiating their way over
a water obstacle while trans-
porting an injured soldier on a
litter across with them.
“It takes a total team effort”
said 1st Sgt. Bonnie R. Lawson.
“It was a real morale booster.”
“The course is very difficult
both mentally and physically”
Shiffer said.
ched in the Civilian Conserva-
tio rps a ra efo re
boarding their bus for the long
trip back to Fort Hood.
A typical month for the band
involves as any as five of
these road trips. The Army
andsm an ust be good at
Adding to the competitive
irit of th even ts as a
chance to earn a three-day pass
for the squad finishing with the
highest score.
“All of the soldiers enjoyed
the exercise and are looking
forward to more of this type of
training in the future” said the
‘Hells Fire’ 1st Sgt.
2nd Armd Div Band members watch as the Nixon
High School ’Mustang Band’ performs at parade in
Laredo Texas. 4
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Photo by Ed Moore
«se ropes to
th ir ro fessio oing so
any different jobs requires
them to play music that they
haven’t rehearsed in months.
It’s times like these that the
bandsmen ust rely on their
(See Band pg. D2)
Photo by Scott Carter
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The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1985, newspaper, October 3, 1985; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth309726/m1/29/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Casey Memorial Library.