Us Army Song

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Us army song. The song was transformed into a march by john philip sousa in 1917 and renamed the field artillery song it was adopted in 1952 as the official song of the army and retitled the army. The army goes rolling alongintro. Gruber while stationed in the philippines in 1908 as the caisson song the original lyrics reflect routine activities in a horse drawn field artillery battery. The united states army field band fort meade maryland.
The lyrics are different from those in the present official version. The united states army band pershing s own joint base myer henderson hall virginia. The united states navy marine corps air force and coast guard had adopted official songs and the army was eager to find one of its own. The united states army old guard fife drum corps joint base myer henderson hall virginia.
Army japan band camp zama japan. The original version of this song was titled as the caissons go rolling along. First to fight for the right and to build the nation s might and the army goes rolling alongproud of all we have done fighting till the battle s won and. They conducted a contest in 1948 to find an official song but no entry received much popular support.
The song was originally written by field artillery first lieutenant later brigadier general edmund l. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.