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  • 2010 in Review

    December 29, 2010

    By: Sergeant Joel DuBois


    2010 in Review What a year! Redeployment, auditions, training, and a move across the country to a new duty assignment = life in the Army! January: I redeployed from Iraq with the 1st Cavalry Division. I hadn’t seen my family in seven months so it was a great way to start the year. February: I went on block leave (two weeks of vacation) with my wife and children to visit my family in Phoenix and Southern California. It was a great break after being gone for...read more

  • Beginnings

    December 23, 2010

    By: Sergeant Joel DuBois


    When I was in seventh grade my band teacher Mr. (now Dr.) Brown suggested I try playing the euphonium. That simple suggestion has led to perfomances around the world, a doctorate in music, college loans paid off completely and an incredible career of music and mission in the United States Army. I graduated from Bob Jones University in 1998 with a bachelors degree in euphonium performance (the euphonium is a low brass instrument that is unique to military bands and brass bands;...read more