Military Set, Bagpipe #SlowAirSunday

Background:
The bagpipes can be a tricky instrument to arrange for, because the chanter is limited to nine notes, and it is keyed in A-mixolydian (A-major with a flattened seventh). Some tunes "work" better than others. The arrangement she is playing is similar, but not identical to an arrangement I did several years ago when I was still actively playing the pipes. (Steve)
This #SlowAirSunday I want to celebrate our Veterans. Thank you for your sacrifice and for fighting to keep the freedom that I enjoy every day. A big thankyou to Redlands Hillside Memorial Cemetery for honoring these men. I hope we never forget those that sacrificed and paved the way for us to be free. God bless them and their families."
-Tress, Dark Isle Piper
I Recently came across this row of Military men. Seeing this row of Heroes brought so many emotions. Joy. Pride. Sorrow. Respect. As I walked along reading each name and spending time with each soldier, I couldn't help the emotions that brought tears of gratitude to my eyes. Thank you for your sacrifice and for fighting to keep the freedom that I enjoy every day.
Official Military Medley Tune set list:
Caissons Go Rolling Along (Army), From the Halls of Montezuma Marine Corps Hymn (Marine), Anchors Aweigh(Navy), Wild Blue Yonder (Airforce), Semper Paratus (Coast Guard)
History:
Army:
"The Army Goes Rolling Along" is the official song of the United States Army and is typically called "The Army Song". It is adapted from an earlier work titled the "U.S. Field Artillery March". The original version of this song was titled As the caissons go rolling along. The lyrics are different from those in the present official version.
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. They conducted a contest in 1948 to find an official song, but no entry received much popular support. In 1952, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace asked the music industry to submit songs and received more than 800 submissions. "The Army's Always There" by Sam Stept won, and an Army band performed it at President Dwight D. Eisenhower's inaugural parade on January 20, 1953.
However, many thought that the tune was too similar to "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts," so the Army decided to keep much of the melody from the U.S. Field Artillery March but with new lyrics. Harold W. Arberg was a music advisor to the Adjutant General; he submitted lyrics which were accepted.[5] Secretary of the Army Wilber Marion Brucker dedicated the music on Veterans Day, November 11, 1956.[6] The song is played at the conclusion of most U.S. Army ceremonies, and all soldiers are expected to stand at attention and sing.
Marine Corps:
The "Marines' Hymn" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps, introduced by the first director of USMC Band, Francesco Maria Scala. It is the oldest official song in the United States Armed Forces. The "Marines' Hymn" is typically sung at the position of attention as a gesture of respect. However, the third verse is also used as a toast during formal events, such as the birthday ball and other ceremonies. "The Halls of Montezuma" refers to the Battle of Chapultepec on 12/13 September 1847 during the Mexican–American War, where a force of Marines stormed Chapultepec Castle.
Navy:
"Anchors Aweigh" is the fight song of the United States Naval Academy and march song of the United States Navy. It was composed in 1906 by Charles A. Zimmermann with lyrics by Alfred Hart Miles. When he composed "Anchors Aweigh," Zimmermann was a lieutenant and had been bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band since 1887. Miles was Midshipman First Class at the Academy, in the class of 1907, and had asked Zimmermann to assist him in composing a song for that class, to be used as a football march. Another Academy Midshipman, Royal Lovell (class of 1926), later wrote what would be adopted into the song as its third verse. To "weigh anchor" is to bring it aboard a vessel in preparation for departure. The phrase "anchors aweigh" is a report that the anchors are clear of the sea bottom and, therefore, the ship is officially under way.
Airforce:
The U.S. Air Force" is the official song of the United States Air Force, adopted in the late 1940s. Originally, the song was titled "Army Air Corps." Robert MacArthur Crawford wrote the initial first verse and the basic melody line in May of 1939. During World War II, the service was renamed "Army Air Forces" due to the change of the main American army's air arm naming in mid-1941, and the song title changed to agree.
In 1947, when the Air Force became a separate service, the song was retitled, "The U.S. Air Force."
Coast Guard:
"Semper Paratus" (Latin for "Always Ready") is a 1928 song and the official march of the United States Coast Guard, having been composed in 1927 by U.S. Coast Guard Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck. Semper Paratus is the title of the song and is also the U.S. Coast Guard's official motto. The precise origin of the phrase is obscure, although the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office notes the first use was by the New Orleans Bee newspaper in 1836, in reference to the actions of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service
Filmed on location at Redlands Hillside Cemetery
Filming: Tress, Dark Isle Piper