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With Pride - US Marine Drum & Bugle Corps
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The United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps performs martial and
popular music for hundreds of thousands of spectators each year.
Comprised of 90 Marine musicians, dressed in ceremonial red and white
uniforms, it is known worldwide as a premier musical marching unit.
Throughout the summer months the unit performs in the traditional
Evening Parades held at Marine Barracks Washington, and in the Sunset
Parades at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. The
Drum & Bugle Corps travels more than 50,000 miles annually,
performing in nearly 500 events across the nation and abroad.
The
history of the unit can be traced to the early days of the Marine Corps.
In the 18th and 19th centuries military musicians, or "field
musicians," provided a means of passing commands to Marines in battle
formations. The sound of various drum beats and bugle calls could be
easily heard over the noise of the battlefield and signaled Marines to
attack the enemy or retire for the evening. Through the 1930's, Marine
Corps posts were still authorized a number of buglers and drummers to
play the traditional calls and to ring a ship's bell to signal the time.
The United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps was formed in 1934 to
augment the United States Marine Band. The unit provided musical support
to ceremonies around the nation's capitol and, during World War II, was
tasked with Presidential support duties. For this additional role, they
were awarded the scarlet and gold breast cord by President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, which they still proudly display on their uniform.
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