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The US Army Field Band sent its many chamber group components all across the nation during the last week in February. These mini-tours allowed members of the concert band to perform and interact in a more intimate setting than our large venues generally allow. Since the euphonium is not traditionally an instrument found in common chamber groups, (brass quintets, woodwind quintets, trios), I took the opportunity to strike out on my own and do some solo teaching and performing. I was assigned an...read more
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Yes, you can have a family and be in the Army! Forget that old saying, "if the army wanted you to have a family, they would have issued you one," because it's garbage. Families are awesome and they support us in what we do! Anyway, I wanted to take some time to blog about physical fitness and all the other Army-related stuff that you need to think about during pregnancy. Mostly because I'm pregnant myself and am trying to find ways to stay active, but I also wanted to spread the word that being...read more
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Well I've gone from having very little to do to having quite a lot to do, but I'm not complaining. I have begun embedding with a Jordanian unit some distance from Amman and that has been an adventure unto itself. I am unfortunately not able to provide a lot of observations right now but later I will tell you what I can about the things I'm seeing. For now, suffice to say that they are quite different from us in a number of ways. They want to be much better, but change is slow because their ways...read more
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Wow, holy sandstorm. I had to walk to the post office to mail something for my commander and ended up barraged in a tremendous sandstorm. I used some paper towels to cover my nose and face. It is tough right now because I am already working with a head cold. The paper towels actually worked fairly well though and I plan to utilize a face mask today if I have to go outside any more (which I hope to avoid) One of the colonels that I work with is a foreign cinema buff (mostly Polish stuff). We...read more
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