Armed Forces Medley - arr. MUC Sean Nelson | U.S. Coast Guard Band 

It is a tradition for military bands in the United States to perform a medley of
the service songs of the U.S. Armed Forces. Each service has its own version of this medley, and during performances audience members who have served (or whose family members have served) will stand and sing when their service’s song is played. The Armed Forces Medley is the Coast Guard Band’s 2016 reworking of this tradition, recently orchestrated by MUC Sean Nelson. The goal was to create a new version that is accessible and memorable by using the version of each song that most closely matches each service song’s official version. Each military band usually organizes its Armed Forces Medley around its own service, and the Coast Guard’s is no different. MUC Nelson chose to begin the medley with a quote from the opening measures of Semper Paratus, the Coast Guard’s official marching song. The Army Goes Rolling Along follows, then the Marines’ Hymn. Following the Marines’ Hymn is Anchors Aweigh, which is the fight song of the Naval Academy and the march of the United States Navy, and then The U.S. Air Force, sometimes known as Off We Go, the official song of the United States Air Force. The Armed Forces Medley reaches its climax with a full chorus of Semper Paratus, and an original ending by MUC Nelson brings it to a proud and inspiring close.