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  • Summer Tour Part One & Leave

    July 9, 2009

    By: Staff Sergeant Lauren Veronie


    The Field Band has been out on the road quite a bit this month for Summer Tour. We played some really nice concerts and the weather has been fabulous, which is good because many of the gigs were outdoors. This first picture is from Boardman, Ohio on July 3rd. Lots of sweet fireworks after the show. Our 4th of July was spent in Pittsburgh, PA at a huge celebration on the Allegheny River. This was one of the largest and most challenging set-ups I've seen yet. There...read more

  • Recent Happenings

    June 15, 2009

    By: Staff Sergeant Lauren Veronie


    I thought I'd post some highlights from the past month or so. Our unit's schedule is a little different. We are on TDY a little over 100 days out of they year. That's when we do our main tours and travel all over the country. Right now we are in the middle of our "off-season" before we head out on Summer tour. We've been keeping quite busy with rehearsals and some pretty unique performances. One of the most poignant was our send-off for Colonel...read more

  • About SSG Veronie

    May 11, 2009

    By: Staff Sergeant Lauren Veronie


    Hey there! I’m Staff Sergeant Lauren Veronie and I play euphonium in the United States Army Field Band, stationed at Fort George G. Meade. I grew up in the small town of Willis, Texas, and my dream since around age 15 was to play music professionally in one of the premier US military bands in Washington D.C. I went to college at the University of North Texas and was there for six years earning my Bachelor of Music and my Master of Music. I was just getting started on a Doctorate when...read more