The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” paid homage to veterans of the Vietnam War by taking them on a musical journey into the past during “Debt of Gratitude: A Tribute to the Vietnam Soldier and the Music of the Time,” a concert held at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Conmy Hall Sunday.
Roughly 1,000 people attended the afternoon performance, including approximately 350 Vietnam veterans, according to Jennifer Maly, TUSAB’s director of marketing and public affairs.
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