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PID: 141204-RMBK-ARMY MUSICIAN-RADIO RAW
DATE: DECEMBER 04 2014
STORY TYPE: RADIO STORY
PRODUCER: CPL CHUNG WOEN HO, WOENHO.CHUNG@AFN.DMA.MIL, DSN: 724-6711
AFFILIATE/ UNIT: AFN PACIFIC-KOREA
WEB HEADLINE: ARMY MUSICIAN
WEB TEASER: AN ARMY MUSICIAN TELLS US HER STORY
KEYWORDS/METADATA: CHUNG WOEN HO
RT: 01:49:25
FONT INFO:
(00:03:28) SGT SUNJOO RIGGS
8TH ARMY BAND
(01:04:00) SFC MAX SMITH
TEAM LEADER FOR ‘PACIFIC GROOVE’
SUGGESTED LEAD:
IT IS NOT COMMON TO SEE A KOREAN CITIZEN IN THE US ARMY AS A MUSICIAN. KATUSA SERGEANT CHUNG, WOEN HO JOINS A SERGEANT WHO FITS THE BILL. WELCOME TO YOUR KOREA UPDATE I’M ____.
SUGGESTED TAG:
SERGEANT RIGGS IS ALSO THE OPERATIONS NCO FOR THE EIGHTH ARMY BAND. THAT WAS YOU KOREA UPDATE. TO SEE THIS STORY AND OTHERS, GO TO THE AFN PACIFIC WEBSITE OR VIEW THEM THROUGH THE AFN PACIFIC APP. I’M ____.
SB:
I PLAY THE PIANO FOR THE CONCERT BAND AND THE JAZZ COMBO SMALL GROUP, OUR NAME IS PACIFIC GROOVE.
REPORTING:
SGT JUNJOO RIGGS, EIGHTH ARMY BAND, IS NOT A TYPICAL SOLDIER IN THE US ARMY.
SB:
I WAS BORN, RAISED AND EDUCATED IN SEOUL, KOREA. I HAD A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS RECRUITER. AND THEN I GOT MARRIED SO I MOVED TO THE STATES WITH MY HUSBAND WHO WAS MILITARY.
SB:
I THOUGHT I WOULD DO FINE BECAUSE I WAS WORKING WITH AMERICAN SCHOOLS FOR ALMOST FIVE, SEVEN YEARS BUT ACTUALLY IT WASN’T BECAUSE I DON’T HAVE ANY EDUCATION BACKGROUND IN THE STATES.
SB:
I JOINED THE ARMY BECAUSE I COULDN’T GET A JOB AS AN ARMY SPOUSE.
SB:
WHEN I JUST GOT OUT OF BASIC TRAINING, PEOPLE WERE TELLING ME THANKS FOR SERVING. SO THAT KIND OF RESPECT THAT I COULD GET, I COULDN’T GET BEFORE.
REPORTING:
SFC MAX SMITH, THE TEAM LEADER FOR PACIFIC GROOVE HAS ONLY GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT SGT RIGGS.
SB:
SGT RIGGS IS A UTILITY PLAYER. SHE COULD DO A LOT OF THINGS. SHE CAN TAKE A SOLO ROLE. SHE CAN GO OUT AND BE OUT FRONT AND PLAY BY HERSELF. BUT SHE CAN ALSO TAKE A SUPPORTING ROLE AND LET SOMEONE ELSE BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
SB:
I ACTUALLY DIDN’T REALIZE HOW COMFORTING IT WAS UNTIL I WENT TO BASIC TRAINING. I WASN’T ALLOWED TO PLAY ANY MUSIC. I WANTED TO PLAY THESE PIECES THAT I HAVEN’T PLAYED FOR A LONG TIME. I GUESS IT’S IN ME… I NEED IT IN MY LIFE.
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| Date Taken: | 12.04.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 12.10.2014 23:05 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Audio ID: | 39331 |
| Filename: | 1412/DOD_102141175.mp3 |
| Length: | 00:01:50 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Location: | SEOUL, KR |
| Web Views: | 37 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 0 |
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