Army Rock Band Plays for ISAF Troops
(July 16, 2010) |
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Members of the 101st Airborne Division
rock band "Nuts," perform a concert for personal stationed
at International Security Assistance Force headquaters, July
11, 2010.
ISAF photo by U.S. Army Spc. Lester B. Colley |
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KABUL, Afghanistan (July 13, 2010) - In an effort to promote
espirit de corps, the members of the 101st Airborne Division
Rock Band played a mix of rock, country and alternative
music for servicemembers at a live concert held in the
Destille Gardens at the International Security Assistance
Force Headquarters here recently.
“We are located at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan,” said U.S.
Army Staff Sgt. Iaian Thompson, lead male vocalist, 101st
ABN Division Rock Band. “Our mission is to use our music
lifts the spirits of the service members at the areas we
visit such as at the forward operating bases, provincial
reconstruction teams in Nangarhar, Kandahar , Jalalabad and
anybody who wants to hear us.” |
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The five-member band, also referred to as “Nuts,” plays
remixed songs, cover tunes and music from popular bands in
the U.S.
“We got our name from the movie the ‘Battle of the Bulge',"
said U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Brown, the manager for
the 101st ABN Division Rock Band.
The band was named after the famous single word reply to a
German surrender ultimatum “Nuts” made by U.S. Army Brig.
Gen. Anthony McAulife commander of the 101st ABN Battalion
during the Battle of Bastogne in Belgium.
“It's a very significant name for the band and memorable,”
he said. “We hope to get the servicemembers in a better mood
when we play the songs.”
More than 100 members from ISAF attended the concert, and
were treated to an eclectic blend of some of the top songs
on the rock charts.
“The band members choose the songs based on the crowd
participation,” said Brown. “Our audience usually prefers to
listen to the remixed music or the original version of the
songs.”
Attendee U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Kerrigan Glaspie,
ISAF, said the band was awesome.
“This is my first time attending the 101st Airborne Division
Rock Band's concert and I think they are really good,” he
added. “Being deployed you miss quite a lot from home and
attending concerts is one of them, but listening to the band
play today brought back very fond memories.”
The band is scheduled to play at Kandahar, the Nangarhar
province and Jalalabad to continue their mission of bringing
rock music to servicemembers in deployed locations. |
By Sr. Airman Tania Reid
International Security Assistance Force HQ Public Affairs
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