SRN111516B- The Army Field Band performs with High School Students and The Florida National Guard combats drug trafficking in Guatemala.
SERGEANT LAURA MARTIN, SOLDIERS RADIO NEWS
THE US ARMY FIELD BAND FROM WASHINGTON DC PERFORMED AT SOUTH BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL IN MONMOUTH JUNCTION NJ... GIVING BAND STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY WITH ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST PRESTIGIOUS PROFESSIONAL BANDS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT DANIEL KIM WAS OVERWHELMED BY THE EXPERIENCE.
"IN THE BEGINNING IT WAS JUST LIKE WOW THIS GREAT AND THEN THE REALIZATION THAT I WAS GOING TO BE PLAYING WITH THEM IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, AT ONE POINT I HONESTLY WANTED TO STOP PLAYING AND JUST LISTEN LIKE AS I WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE IN THE THICK OF IT...IT WAS REALLY COOL. ."
SOLDIERS FROM THE FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD ARE TRAINING THE GUATEMALAN ARMY TO COMBAT LOCAL DRUG TRAFFICKING. TASK FORCE CAYMAN COMMANDER LT COL ELIZABETH EVENS SAYS, THIS MISSION IS CRUCIAL IN BATTLING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA.
“WE ARE HERE TO HELP BUILD THE PARTNER NATIONS CAPACITY TO DEVELOP TRAINERS SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE THE TRAINING THAT WERE DOING HERE ON TO THE POLICE AND EXPAND THAT ONCE OUR MISSION HERE IS DONE."
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Date Taken: | 11.15.2016 |
Date Posted: | 11.15.2016 14:33 |
Category: | Newscasts |
Audio ID: | 45516 |
Filename: | 1611/DOD_103850940.mp3 |
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