Any input for a 'National Army Bandsman Reunion' Summer 2011 in Las Vegas NV? A lot of folks have been asking. We do have some volonteers, as well as the ARMM's input & help. They've been doing these reunions for years. Post your comments here!

I was in the 60th. Army Band at Ft Polk in 1968-69. I may be wrong, but I think we were the THIRD Army in those days ??? Went to the 298th in Berlin in '69. Anyone else at Polk in those days?

Here's wishing all veteran musicians, as well as all vets & active duty soldiers a happy July 4th!

We have '100's' of new army bandsmen contacts at our Facebook group site 'ArmyBandsman'.

I found some interesting facts about The USARPAC Band! In 1966 and again in 1968, the 21st Infantry went to Vietnam, where they served with the 196th Infantry Brigade (Light), respectfully. On 15 February 1969, both battalions became part of the 23rd Infantry Division (AMERICAL). 21st Infantry was relieved on 1 November 1971 from assignment to the 23rd Infantry Division and reassigned to the 196th Infantry Brigade (Light). On 11 August 1972, with the deescalation of the Vietnam War, The unit was relieved on 16 January 1986 from assignment to the 196th Infantry Brigade (Light), assigned to the 25th Infantry Division, and activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. It was inactivated on 15 July 1995 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and relieved from assignment The 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry was reactivated at Fort Lewis, WA, on 16 March 2002 and was concurrently assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. The unit deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, The unit was redesignated on 1 October 2005 as the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment. It was inactivated on 1 June 2006 at Fort Lewis, Washington, and relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division. It was assigned on 16 December 2006 to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. My question is, when you served with USARPAC, what was the band called? The 196th Infantry Brigade Band stationed out of where? (or were they in Viet Nam), or The 25th ID Band out of Sconfeld Barracks in Hawaii, or 98th Infantry Division Band out oif where? Or was the band part of the 23rd Inf. Div. AMERICAL Band? I'm not sure which is the correct info for the USARPAC Band & would apreciate your help in helpimg me get it right!

I served in the US Navy for 4 years. I was in unit band 146 out of Naval Air Station in Norfolk, VA and then moved to the Cinclant band, also in Norfolk. I served in The US Army band program for 16 years and served in the 392nd Army band from 1969-1972, the USARPAC Hawaii,band from 1972-74, the 19th army band from 1974-78, the 25th division band Hawaii from 1978-81 and finished out my army career with the 19th army band from 1982-85.

AB.Com needs your help! Does anyone who was stationed at Ft. Campbell know when the 81st Army Band was decommissioned there? Please send any info to contact@armybandsman.com I've been 'racking my brain out' on this one! Can't find any info anywhere.

Hi everyone! It's nice to see John Stewart's name here - I remember you from our Presidio days. How have you been?

I second the motion John. Tony High and Sherry High were two of the nicest people I ever met, and both military musicians with the 8th ID Band Bad Kreuznach, Germany. Tony was always easy going, always cool, and did I mention a fine Trombone Player? How many Beer Tents and parades did we march and play in together? I hope to see you again someday Tony. Stew

My sympathies go out to the family of Tony High, 8th ID Band trombone player, 1976 - 1978. At 53 yrs., Tony left us way too early! Tony was a great friend & will be missed by all who knew him.

To see the 113th US Army Band, under the leadership of CWO Dennis Stone perform in Bill Murray's 1981 movie "Stripes", go to Crackle.Com & enter "Stripes" in the search field. If you advance the movie to the 1hr10min mark, you can recognize several army band members in their 4 minute performance!

Hated working for Marcinac (sp?) and was glad to be transferred to the 4th Inf Div Band in Nam. A much better assignment! My web pages about the 4th Inf Div Band ca. 1968 - 1969: http://wclathan.com/4th_Infantry_Division_Band_Music/4th_Infantry_Division_Band_Music_Intro.htm

Hello to all former 8th ID members! I was there from May '76 till Jul '78,then went to southern France to live awhile!!

Great time, great band and great bunch of guys. Would love to hear from any out there who were in the band at that time.

Would love to hear from anyone who was part of the 440th Army Band/Fort Bragg, from 1964 thru 1966.

I enlisted while attending Northridge College in 1967. Got tired of school and decided to enlist. Actually the best thing I ever did. Years later played with great latin bands who played at the Dancing Waters in San Pedro. Sorry that FT Mac is closed, as it was a beautiful base. Went on to play with some really great guitar players you may want to google; such as Lee Ritenour, Mitch Holder and Bob Gallarza. Please google them and check them out. Also recorded and played with the Major's Band in the Naval School of Music in Little Creek VA in 1968.

Welcome onboard Clifford! The 392nd is listed as "The 392nd Fort Lee Army Band". You're the first from your unit to join us. If you have contact with others you served with, let them know & help spread the word!

I was in the 392nd Army Band, Fort Lee,Va in 1966 thru July 1968. I really enjoyed my time in the service with the band. I played trombone. Would love to see a listing complete on 392nd band members for that period of time. Thank you Cliff Farley

I am trying to find the last known address (or email) for Floyd Skillern (string bass) who served in the 97th Army Band at Ft. Sill, OK in the 50's. He left the service and traveled with Peggy Lee and then reinlisted. He may have been a member of your band at one time or another. Let me know. Thanks!! Dwight

Like to thank Dwight Beckham, trumpet player from Ft. Sill's 97th Army Band, for helping re-connect some of his old bandsman. Dwight publishes the 97th's newsletter. Right on Dwight!

Would love to hear from other 440th bandsmen from same years.

Hi, I was with the 521st AF Band, 'The Air Force Band of the Great Plains' from Sept. 1950 to Nov. 1953. Our base was Francis E. Warren AFB, Cheyenne, Wyoming. My MOS was 439-saxophone. If any of my old buddies are still around, I would love to hear from them!

Thanks Dwight! We'll be looking forward to hearing from all those veteran Ft. Sill musicians from the 1950's.

I just found your site. Glad to see it. Quite an undertaking. I am publishing a 97th Army Band Newsletter which has dealt primarily with the years 1950 to 1956. I have names of many of its members during that period and contact information for approx. 18 members.

Enjoyed my 21 years in the band program. First assignment 5th Army Band with Hedspeth, Cottingham, Lou Wells, then to the Field Band with Fricano, Bandmaster course with Johannsen, 5th Infantry, 3rd Armored, 26th Army Band NYC, and finally back to the Field Band directing the JAs. Loved it and love working with all the great people I met. Teaching compositiion now at the U. of Arkansas Fort Smith.

I was there at Ft Polk 5th ID band 1980-1981 with Jesse Deese, Robert Wheat, John Murphy, Curtis Hampton and Danny Jaynes was our C/O.

Hey all you GREAT and dedicated veteran musicians! It's March 1, 2010 and with all your help & support, AB.C has broken the 100 contact sign-up milestone! Keep spreading the word and help us grow! Special thanks to the ARMM. You guys are awesome!

Joined Association of Retired Military Musicians 1997, Now Vice President and love this organization. A vote is in order to delete the retired and make it AMM which can only make this organization grow. I encourage you and all your people join up. It's only $15.00 a year and we do what miliary musicians do when we get together. Last year was in Oklahoma City, this year in Huntsville, AL.

I want to invite all of you to the Association of Retired Military Musicians (ARMM) reunion September 16 thru 18, 2010 in Huntsville, AL. For more information go to http://armm.us. You will be shocked at the number of your old comrades that will be there.

Hope to see a lot of people I know. Check our Association of Retired Military Musicians and join. FYI, you do not have to be retired to join. Our 2010 reunion will be in Sep in Huntscille, AL

Tuba player 1956 to 1976 everywhere

Started off in the 97th Army Band, Ft. Sill, OK. Then to Japan for my first tour and stayed there for almost 6 years and got out of the Army for 3years. Came back in to the 1st Army Band, Ft Meade, MD then back to Japan for 5_years. Then Ft.McClellan, Al and a string of WO1's before leaving there for Alaska and the 6th ID Band. Retired and Stayed in Alaska for 15 years, now in Port Angeles, WA.

Thanks for getting this website up and running! Do you also know about the Association of Retired Military Musicians? You will probably be able to find many band folks in our group there as well. I have set up a group site on FB (which is where EVERYBODY is, you know!) and invite all you folks here to join us there too. Hope we can populate this site with many more alumni!

Found Chuck Booker, Tom Rotondi, Keith and Delra Anderson, Jesse Powers, Simon Garza, Frank Valdez. Where are the rest of y'all?

Thanks Mark! Sorry we "missed" Ft. Polk

Folks - You've missed the 5th Infantry Division (M) Band at Ft. Polk. I was there when Ft. Polk was experimenting with being a "light infantry division" from 1978-1980. The division actually had vehicles that looked like armored dune buggies. Very strange. Regards, Mark Kovach

Hey John Reed... I was a flute player when you were there the second time... between 1975-1978.

I realy enjoy your brass band music and iam in Africa[uganda]my motherland.More to that i realy apreciate because you have done alot develope our talents we as ayoung generations thank you very much.

My name is Bruce Cullings. I was a member of the 8th Infantry Division Band in Goeppingen and Bad Kreuznach Germany in 1957-58 as a drummer and company clerk under CWO Kenneth Jeffry, now deceased. Any interested members or even nonmembers of the Band are encouraged to contact me regarding this year's and future group reunions.

Member 8th Inf Div Band as drummer and company clerk 1957-58. Group has reunions everyother year (this year in Philly area)! Would be interested in hearing from former band members. Look forward to seeing this great website grow.

Enjoying the New year watchin fireworks from my back yard in 72 degree weather!

If this is a dream Stew, please wake me up!

Have a Happy and Safe New Year to All from Stew! 02J Clarinet 8th ID Band 1977-78 Reenlisted 1986-89 Graduated School of Music and promoted to SGT E-5 6th US Army Bankd Presidio, San Francisco Currently an Insurance Sales Agent in Southern California. Repeat after me...I,m living the Dream, I,m living the Dream I,m living the Dream! ha ha ha Later Guys!

Here's wishing all veteran musicians a Merry Christmas 2009 & a Happy New Year 2010!

In 69 the band was the 4th Army HQ band. There was a change in HQ and we bacame the 5th Army HQ band. Played graduations for BAMC, marched weekend parades all over Texas. I see that the band is now a Medical Corps band

I was contacted by Kerry McCoy and put in touch with Bill Booth who passed along this link. I'm glad they did. I was one of Paul's paul bearers....yes we do miss him.

I had 3 assignments at the 74th ending in my retirement 12/88. I am trying to find as many alumni as I can to eventually have a reunion weekend sometime in the future in Indianapolis. Let me know when you were there and some names to track down.

I'm hearing from a lot of friends on FB. Let's see if you can help me get more vets to sign up here.

Thanks to whoever got this up and running. I've been making some contacts with my old Army Band buddies and hope to find more! Still playing after all these years! I play Bass Trombone in several big bands in the Dallas Ft Worth area and went on to play professionally in a rock band called "Hired Help" in Germany and a variety Club Band called "Brave Men" in Florida. Don Myers

Hope to hear from all my 8th ID Band buddies from 1977 til 2001, when I left Germany (as a civilian). Had the greatest & most memorable time of my life! Fasching und Bierfeste. Ja Wohl!