Ok, so it's a little cheesy, but this song is etched indelibly in my memory. Someday (hopefully far, far into the future) when I'm on death's door and my life flashes before my eyes, I have no doubt this memory will be included in the montage.
I was a brand new airman in the United States Air Force and had just arrived at my first permanent duty station. It was my first official military function at my new duty station. There we were, all in our dress blues surrounded by flags. The Air Force Band & Choir were performing. They were AMAZING. They had performed several patriotic numbers & the emotions of the crowd were approaching a fever pitch. They finished off with this song and brought the house down. It's true that music has the power to move men's souls.
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Lovely Photobooth Portraits of a Young Girl in the 1920s
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Long before the selfie, there was the photobooth. Behind the tiny velvet
curtain of the 1920s, a young woman named Evelyn found a private space to
shed her...
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