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Visit to Chautauqua

July 1, 2010

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The U.S. Army Field Band & Soldiers' Chorus recently visited one of America's true cultural treasures, the Chautauqua Institution. Founded in 1874 as a retreat for educational and artistic study, the town attracts thousands of visitors each summer. Here are about 4,000 of them at a Field Band concert.

One of our selections features all of the sections of the band in solo features. Here are the tubas and euphoniums, which we refer to as Heavy Metal.

Read more about our visit to Chautauqua at http://bands.army.mil/news/default.asp?NewsID=665. While at Army Bands Online, check out lots of stuff about the Army's more than 100 bands. Follow The U.S. Army Field Band on Facebook to see more photos.

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Thomas Palmatier

Affiliation:	Active Duty
Rank:	Colonel
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About Me: I have probably the best job in the Army. I get to command The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," the Army's premier musical unit responsible for performing at national and international events in the Washington, D.C. area and around the world. Our Soldiers's most sacred duty is performing final honors at funerals in Arlington National Cemetery. They also regularly perform at The White House. I started my Army career as a Private in 1977 and after getting promoted a few times became a warrant officer. This means I'm on my 14th (and last) rank which might be close to a record. My daughter is a ballet soloist and instructor in Los Angeles and the mother of the cutest grand-daughter in the world, Harlee. The best thing about my job is getting to work with the finest musicians in the world who are all proud to be Soldiers representing Soldiers.

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