I went in nineteen fifty I am now eighty three and still just as proud today as I was went I went in. Many moons ago.. Thank you to all the friends I made way back then .some have gone to spend Eternity with our iord and savior. Amen To all my brothers
This band used to practice in their dress uniforms almost every morning during my boot camp and we had to stop working and stand at attention when they played the National Anthem and the Marine Hymn . The people change but the quality of this band is always great.
I was a member of the 1st marine division band till I transfered to Okinawa withe the 3rd marine division band I will never tire of hearing the anthem and the marine hymn.
FYI...U.S. Air Force Veteran of 25 years in service. Our Marines are the BEST in world's history! In arms, shooting the enemy in the gut and playing picolo as well to perfection. Priceless!
I get goosebumps whenever I hear a military marching band. They are so precise. I used to be in marching bands at school a long time ago. I always thought that being in a military band was a part time position. I recently learned that it can be a full-time career. You have to be a stellar musician, so there is always a catch.
God Bless America! Land that I love! Stand beside her and guide her through the night with light from above! From the mountains 🏔 to the prairies to the oceans 🌊 white with foam! God bless America! My home sweet home!
GOD bless America ,one of first song they teach us in our grade school that's in the year of 1948 ,two years after the Japanese occupation of the Philippines,up to now at my age I still remember the lyrics of the song,and the other one is America the beautiful ,GOD for me there's something inside of me,still remembering those GOOD old DAYs of my childhood in the grade school,I was born OCT.5,of 42 I am now nearly 75 years of age this coming OCT. of 2017,....how good is that I reach this age,some said I got my OVERTIME of my age,I reply them it's God's permission for me,so I thanks GOD for that,a A M E N.....
LOVE it !! As a former Marine Officer's wife (many years ago now), this was BEAUTIFUL !! We were stationed out there as part of the 3rd Marine Wing in Southern Calif. part of our years. Brought back many memories. This/they did a WONDERFUL performance, didn't they. Semper Fi
"THE GRINDER" IT WAS 60 YEARS AGO WHEN I MARCHED ON IT. PLATOON 153 1961 SEMPER FI TO ALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS. I CAN SEE MY CORPS IS IN GOOD HANDS.
Things have changed. Communications and Electronics are no longer in the buildings behind the flagpole. Sea School is no longer next to the depot headquarters building. The sailors are no longer across the channel from us. The Quonset huts are all gone. The east end of the grinder holds more parking. I wonder if recruits still try to climb the fence at the airport? At least the end product is the same. Semper Fi brother and welcome home.
SIMPRE FI... I LOVE THE MARINES! MAY THEY & ALL OUR MILITARY ALWAYS PROTECT OUR RIGHTS TO OUR DEMOCRACY. NOT ONE OF US STANDS ALONE. GOD BLESS AMERICA... LAND OF THE FREEE, HOME OF THE BRAVE - STAND, YA'LL BESIDE HERE!!!
I saw this group of band when I was in ALAMEDA,CAL,just some miles away from San Diego ,I admire this group very much,their style of marching and sounds ,I missed the U.S land for some 40 after ,and my only black American daughter ,named GRACE M.if she can read this you know who I am ,I miss you dear and I love you very ,my tears are falling to think of you....
Outstanding musicians and soldiers. I am very impressed with their musical talents and I love watching how they march (while playing instruments) with such smooth perfection. I am so grateful for our service men and women and never take the peace and democracy in which I live for granted, as I know it is never free. Thank you all for the beautiful music and for your service. May God bless you all.
It's amazing the things you find on RU-vid. I don't have any videos of my drum major days, and here is one right here online! I miss being a Marine Drum Major!
+Cory Branch - yes, these folks (the Division, Air Wing, Air-Ground Combat Center band members) are all boot-camp trained, combat-qualified Marines, and deploy overseas. Often they serve as security for HQ elements. Only the "President's Own" is composed of musicians who do not complete "boot camp" and combat training. These guys are first class musicians, first class performers, and first class troops.
I remember in Vietnam, the 1stMarDiv band would go out on night ambushes just outside of DaNang. I never saw them but I kept having the image of some guy out on ambush with his trumpet practicing while waiting for Charlie to come wandering down a trail.
David Harlin , I’ve watched this video dozens of times. Your performance as drum major was outstanding! I think there is another of you in the Rose Bowl Parade ...2015. You have your own unique style and it is evident you love the position. By the way, I am also a retired Marine. Semper Fi!
Come, my brethren! Take courage and stand beneath our banner! The darkness closes in, and we are the only true defenders of the Light! March to victory and arise triumphant!
Always liked that peppy little off beat snare cadence when bands marched, almost seemed like it sped up the time signature and made the song move a little faster
That Parade Deck is a truly familiar sight with the arcade in the background. That Band was my outfit from June 1954 to December 1956 and that "grinder" cost me a number of shoe soles as we played Morning Colors five days a week and several parades each week. It was on the "grinder" all the time. One event remains with me clearly now occurred in October 1956 at Morning Colors: the Guard Company Color detail ran the Flag up upside down. I saw the blue field at the bottom before the Flag was run up but could say anything for being in formation. But Col. Henry Crowe (Jim) was standing some fifty yards down the street and he saw it. Guard Company immediately ran up another Flag. When we in the Band returned to the Band barracks several of us were called into Col. Crowe's office; I learned a number of new words. Those were the days. My oath of enlistment has no expiration date. Mike Rigsby, Sgt, USMC. 1450413/5544/0300
You’re right, no one can do it better, but you omitted to give them their full title, which is Royal Marines. But the Marines in the video are top notch too.
Elizabeth Marshall AS is Air Station. The correct way of saying that would be MCAS-Marine Corps Air Station-Iwakuni. My instructor was a AV-8B Harrier Mechanic, and he is a SgtMaj right now, served 30 plus years in the Marines.
Ever since the Department of the Defense decided to cut back on military bands our ceremonies have suffered. The Premier post of the Corps in California is MCRD and that band should be 100 strong. And the fact they are not is despicable. Post bands need to be at least 100 and Division bands need to be no less than 50.
@Ray West Ray...congrats on that. But I remember a day that US Military Service Bands were much bigger and where you didn't have to combine several band in order to complete a mission. But Marine Bands always have combined for the ROSE PARADE and other like events. So keep up the great work. Love to hear the Bands every time they deploy. Semper Fi!
I had the privilege of attending an indoor Marine Band concert many years ago. It made my participation in my high school marching band seem like an exercise in futility.
God bless us and created us. Read your bible everyday and spread the word of God coz it is food for the souls.Love always,Lani D. Nepomuceno,Albay,Philippines
God bless? How is that? If "america" stole mexican lands, invaded mexico, killed a lot of people, humiliated mexico many times! How is that? God bless... Are you kidding?
I took an oath to protect and defend The constitution of the United in1972 and there was no Expiration date to that or to God my creator my all and I do believe all Veterans feel the same way and till I die I will Honor that Oath with my last breath Satan and Satan's Evilones will Not take what we served to protect.
I am a Filipino,but I continued reciting the lyrics of this song,this the first stanza of the song ,GOD bless America land that I love,do you know how much the Americans love their country ? so much,unlike here in the Philippines they love to serve not for the country but for money,sorry to those I hit of my words ,thats the truth ,see what happening in congress and senate of the Philippines ?they are law makers ,but why they investigating so much,do the investigation is not the duty of judiciary?ONLY ASKING LAWMAKERs are you sure that you're in the right track of your duties,or you're only like to be impress and have a media exposure for the next election,you're only wasting time and money of the people,MGA BUWISIT KAYO ,huwag kayong magagalit sa akin ,dahil bilang isa akong TAX PAYER,may karapatan akong MAGTANONG,....PAANO NGA BA mga honorary people,?may gusto bang sumagot?SAGOT
Wow this is great, I wish my school's band was as in step as this :) I play the flute so of course I admire best the closest thing to it in this vid; The piccolo! :D I've always wanted to play the piccolo... and it was so cool how they didn't miss a single note! You can hear them throughout the song cause they're such higher notes than the rest, and they did amazing!
