A local high school marching band participates in Pearl Harbor parade
Herndon high school marching band also known as "Pride of Herndon" was selected as the only band to take part in the 2013 Pearl Harbor memorial parade in Hawaii. After participating in the parade, the band was awarded grand champion title for their performance. The high school band received recognition by congress for their partaking as the only band to represent the state and their grand champion title in.
The Pearl Harbor Remembrance day is observed annually to remember those who lost their lives in the attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. A statement from memorial parades website states the theme of the parade as, "Remembering our past and celebrating our future. The purpose of the parade is to honor and pay respect to the Pearl Harbor Survivors, our veterans, active duty military and their families…" (Pearharborparade.org).
Every year, one high school marching band representing the ships that where attacked at Pearl Harbor, is invited to participate in the Memorial Parade. On May 21, 2013, Pride of Herndon was chosen by the U.S. Congress and the Marine Corps Marching Band serve as Virginians ambassadors' by performing in the memorial parade. The bands were assessed based on performance ability, music, visual effect and others.
The marching band is directed by Kathleen Jacoby, she started managing the band six years ago. When being interview by a local newspaper, she describes how she felt when she started managing the band. According to Jacoby, “The band director I replaced had been here 30 years and it was very difficult to replace a legend.” She goes on to explain, “The Herndon community was suppor...
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...sent the state of Virginia, they were rewarded as the grand champions of the parade adding a huge honor to the ever-growing list".(Herndonpatch.com)
Mayor Lisa Merkel praised the band members, their staff and chaperons for all the hard work they put into the event. "We are so proud of the Herndon Hornets marching band," Merkel said. "Winning the Grand Champion award is quite an honor! These kids have worked so hard—and it is well deserved." Town council member Melissa Jonas added, "I am bursting with pride this morning. What an amazing journey they had. And they did it all with class…"(Jennifer par.6 Herndon.patch.com).
It turned out that the House of Representative's mention in the congressional record was just the start of celebratory season. All travelers and parents were invited to be recognized formally at Herndon town council meeting on February, 2014.
When people see “Old Glory” flying, the experience should take their breath away. From the Omaha beaches in Normandy, where over three million soldiers stormed the German Nazis, to Iwo Jima, where the exhausted marines raised the proud flag, to the h...
First, Pearl Harbor is a day to remember for us as Americans today; but in the past, Americans used the remembrance of Pearl Harbor to pump them up and want to defeat the Japanese. The Americans wanted to defeat Japan, so badly since their attacks on Pearl Harbor occurred even before war was declared. “Pearl Harbor was a huge success for the Japanese, but the ‘sneak’ attack made Americans determined for revenge”(Granton). The attacks happened early in the
The Day of Infamy December 7, 1941 was a day of great tragedy. At 07:48 in the morning, the Empire of Japan launched a surprise attack on the United States at the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii. This attack caused the destruction of seventeen ships and one hundred and eighty eight aircraft, as well as killing two thousand, four hundred and three Americans. The next day, President Franklin Roosevelt took to the microphone to address Congress and the American people. This speech by President Roosevelt was effective in convincing Congress to declare war on Japan by using ethos, pathos, and also logos.
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, America was at last forced to officially enter World War II. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt officially declared war on the Japanese and in his famous radio address to the American people, he professed that December 7 was a day that would live in infamy. Americans and Japanese alike, still remember Pearl Harbor Day, but how many remember the gallant, fighting Marines who served on a tiny atoll in the Pacific by the name of Wake Island?
The low reed section to me is not just my section, it is my family, and I would love to have the honor of calling myself mom. However, Lauren will always be the original mom and my biggest role model in band. She was the first one to give me hug whenever I was upset, she made sure I didn't get sunburned during band camp, and was overall the most loving, caring section leader I most likely will ever have. As section leader, I would like to devote all my time, love, and leadership to my section and show what an amazing marching experience truly is. Throughout this essay, I will evaluate what Lauren did well, what she could have done better, what I would do differently, and why I am the person for the job.
Today, if you ever visit the island of Oahu, you can go to the Arizona memorial. It has all the names of the men who died, and you can still see the Arizona underwater. Even today, oil bubbles up from the watery entombment of hundreds of men, making sure that we never forget Pearl Harbor and to make sure we are always prepared for every battle we might face.
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Marching band is not like many other communities where people come together because they are
I chose the easy route of interview my grandpa (Dean Randel) who served in World War II as flight deck operator that signaled the aircrafts and got them ready for flight. He was station in San Diego on the USS Wisconsin which was of course a aircraft carrier. As I grew up he always told me stories of the good times he had with buddies and just living the good life. This is a first for me to sit down one on one with him and hear about what went on. Before I could even get a word in my grandpa ask me, “Do you know how Veterans Day was brought about?” I was so shock he was into doing this that I just shut my mouth and listened. He continued by saying in 1921, an American soldier -his name "known but to God "-was buried on a Virginia hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, DC. The burial site of this unknown World War I soldier in Arlington National Cemetery symbolized dignity and pride for all American veterans. Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an "unknown soldier” was buried in each nation’s highest place of honor (I later researched and found out it was in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe). These memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I hostilities at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as "Armistice Day.”Armistice Day of...
This gathering to honor the American Veteran is a tribute to their glory and their devotion to duty.
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My older sister loved the marching band, so I always got dragged to their performances. I could not tell what was so appealing about it all; it consisted of walking on a field while playing instruments and flags being swung in the air. Participating in a marching band was never what I intended nor wanted to do. The idea bored me, but my mom insisted.
Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7th, 1941 at approximately 7:55 am by the Japanese. The day after Pearl Harbor was bombed President Roosevelt spoke the words, “ a date which will live in infamy” he was discussing the day that Pearl Harbor was bombed. Around the world during this time, people were taking in the impacts of WWll. Japan also allied with Italy and Germany, all three countries were greedy for expansion, but Japan wanted oil as well, and the American Naval fleet was in the way. Japan attacked Pearl harbor because they felt that the Americans were standing in the way of their treasures and world expansion.
You may think I’m talking about politics or something of that nature, but I’m definitely not. I’m talking about High School Marching Band. My band director has a saying that he repeats quite often. When he thinks that we are getting out of hand, he says “This is not a democracy, this is a dictatorship.” Meaning that we do not make the rules and he does, which is sometimes frustrating. Such little words give off such a big lesson, showing all of us that we will not always get what we want and not all things will be up to you. Little lessons like these are taught every day in the classroom and on the field. It takes a lot from you, but it also gives a lot back. Marching Band gives students an opportunity to learn how to be responsible, shows them that you can have fun as you accomplish something hard and teaches them several valuable life lessons.
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