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When it comes to the variety of thoughts and emotions that Memorial Day brings forth, often music can express what speeches cannot.
For example, although he has never been in the military, Jason Isbell has written two songs that reach out to veterans, and to those who have lost family members to war. The songs are Tour of Duty, and
Dress Blues. You’l find the latter below.
“I’ve been home from Iraq for almost five years now,” wrote Stacy Bare, an OIF veteran, of
Dress Blues, which Isbell wrote about the death of a high school friend. “I’ve been to countless parades, memorial services, and funerals. Somehow though, in a crowded theater,” said Bare, “this song was the most moving public tribute and memorial to all that we had lost, and gained, in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
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One time at Band Camp a 70-year-old Hispanic lady put her hands down my Dress Blues pants while I was on the march… But more about that later.
Quantico Marine Band at Super Bowl XLI (Gabe Santacreu Flikr)
First, I’d like to say that
SOFREP has some extremely knowledgeable staff writers and some guys who are still, or have been, Grade-A savages. Most of the stuff I did while in the Marine Corps involved marching, traveling, and tuning. But on a parade deck. I was in the Parris Island Marine Band, and here’s my story.
St. Louis, MO, 1999. Bill Clinton is still president (but he neither inhaled nor had sexual relations with that woman). The St. Louis Rams actually have a pretty good football team (13-3). Mark McGwire was still demolishing baseballs at home plate but the St. Louis Cardinals had an abysmal overall season record of 75-86 (ouch). And then there was me. I had started Junior College that fall and I absolutely hated it. I skipped more classes than I att
Vault by Vans & Taka Hayashi Are Releasing Two Archival Styles That Take Inspiration From Formula One Racing Robyn Merrett
Vault by Vans and Taka Hayashi are celebrating Formula One racing with their latest collab.
Vault by Vans and the longtime in-house Vans designer are releasing two archival styles The OG Style 24 LX and OG Style 47 LX that take inspiration from the sport.
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The OG Style 24 LX offers a high-top silhouette with full canvas uppers, a textured rubber toe cap and contrasting piping and a lace guard. The OG Style 24 LX also features Hayashi’s interpretation of the Classic Checkerboard finish line pattern printed on the uppers, while Vans detailing is reminiscent of Formula One team jackets.
6 To the people who have changed us thank you. When I sit down and truly think about what made me want to be a United States Marine, it was not the millions and millions of dollars spent on commercials and advertisements, though they did plant the seed, or the thought of travelling the world. It was the feeling inside of me that I was meant to be a part of something bigger than myself.
I know that I do not speak for all Marines and why they joined the Corps. However, what I do know is that every Marine has that “someone,” that someone who facilitated their path, that someone who showed them they too could accept the challenge and earn the hallowed eagle, globe, and anchor, and the title United States Marine.