Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Heather Denby | Spc. David Palmer, a truck driver assigned to Company A, 193rd Brigade Support...... read more read more
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- The podium was set and the flags were displayed as Spc. David Palmer, a truck driver assigned to Company A, 193rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, marched up the stairs toward the seasoned stage. The audience stood silent as his voice echoed through the room, “Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light.”
Palmer was chosen to deliver the national anthem during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observance at Nutter Field House, Jan. 28, because of his recently discovered musical talent.
Speakers at the observance included retired Lt. Gen. Joe Ballard, a former commanding general of Fort Leonard Wood, and Maj. Gen. Greg Martin, the then commanding general of Fort Leonard Wood who recently announced his reassignment to Kuwait.
“I am proud to announce that the Soldier who just sang you the National Anthem has also been selected to perform with the Army Soldier Show,” Martin said.
At the end of the observance, Martin presented Palmer with a coin to signify the command’s appreciation for Palmer's contribution to the event and to wish him good luck as he prepares to depart for his next assignment.
Palmer is scheduled to depart for Fort Belvoir, Virginia, next month and will be performing for 12 months, before returning to Fort Leonard Wood.
But his departure will be bittersweet.
“He (is) a good soldier and he’ll be missed but I’m glad to see him able to do what he loves,” said Sgt. 1st Class Trinity Bolden, the Alpha Company 193rd BSB truck master.
“I’m proud that he is representing 193rd BSB and the 4th MEB,” Bolden said.
Palmer is a self-taught singer and musician. He plays guitar, piano and trumpet.
| Date Taken: | 01.28.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 08.06.2010 16:12 |
| Story ID: | 54079 |
| Location: | FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI, US |
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