“There’s a vast amount of ceremonial work during wartime that involves not only instrumentalists, but also vocalists. We do several performances for the president each year.” “However, our main mission is as presidential support here in Washington. “The most common misconception I encounter in recruiting is the fear that we will be shipped off to war,” adds Chief Musician Keith Hinton of the U.S. the Singing Sergeants hire most of our members from the civilian professional music community, or from other professional military bands.” Many people think we are Air Force members who happen to be able to carry a tune. “Most people don’t realize we are a professional musical organization. “ believe that we go out and find active-duty soldiers in the field who just happen to have music degrees from Eastman or Indiana!” he says. Army Field Band Soldiers’ Chorus often marvels at this. Many of these musicians are graduates of Juilliard, the New England Conservatory, and other highly respected conservatories and universities. military is also the nation’s largest employer of professional musicians. “Support our Troops” bumper stickers proliferate, reports from congressional budget meetings on military spending spout from our radios, and pictures from Iraq and Afghanistan appear regularly on Internet news sites, television, and daily newspapers across the nation.ĭespite all this attention, few are aware that the U.S. "So we Assam Pradesh Congress Committee demand the Union government that it (AFSPA) should be withdrawn immediately," Bhupen Borah said.Įarlier, the Nagaland cabinet had decided to write to the centre for repealing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from the state.Ī special session of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly will be held on Dec 20 to discuss the recent incident that took place in Mon district.Īpart from the Nagaland government and many civil society organizations, tribal bodies, students’ organizations of North East, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and his party National People’s Party (NPP) also raised their voices against the AFSPA.The current political climate in the United States means that the military is at the forefront of our national psyche. Many people of the North Eastern region have lost their lives only because of AFSPA. "The recent incident took place in Nagaland’s Mon district is one of the biggest examples. Chorus for repealing AFSPA from the North Eastern region grows shriller following the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland’s Mon district.īhupen Kumar Borah – president of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee said that, only because of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), many people of North East have lost their lives.
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