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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran David Sage, who served as an Army bandsman for 24 years.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Harry H. Hollowell, who served with the Buffalo Soldiers before serving in the Army band.

The National Memorial Day Concert will air May 30 on PBS, hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy Award-winning actor Gary Sinise.

Following the success of a Memorial Day video in 2020, the Air Force Band was back at Culpeper National Cemetery in Virginia April 26 to shoot a video for Memorial Day 2021. The band returned to the site to pay respect and film a tribute to those who lost their lives in war.

During Operation Desert Storm, there was an anthem that came to define the war: Lee Greenwood's country song "God Bless the U.S.A." When Greenwood originally released the song in 1984, it was moderately successful. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart July 28, 1984. However, the song took on a renewed life during Operation Desert Storm.

Military bands offer free online performances during the COVID-19 pandemic, which can help Veterans through this difficult time.

Glenn Draper established the Keesler Male Chorus, an all-male chorus at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi.