European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Army musicians Soldier first by Daryle. Green Kaiserslautern Bureau luge and has it Kial As Itic titanic sink in  1h Linnca pm ipod on the 76lh army bind May never find ils Oll in similar peril Hull. Morn hrs May he asked id Lake  in the face of danger tin instruments Mil nol to musical. They will be Irish Nimens of armed con lick and used in the band is a ill Cal on to pc lorm ils secondary Mission defending 1 an a Cavern and Iho commanding general of the 21s1 Sii Jinn come 1ii  Boon dec intr re Midi bands in a wartime i Lvalion should be pref Arnd to clo certain things if the cannot  their primary Mission of musical   chid warrant Allicer David Siudzinski. Landma ice and commander of the 76th army band 21sl support come the Cor lain things would Lake Iho musician soldiers from in Ironi us an audience and place them at Iho rear Echelon of defense the band keeps Iselt finely tuned Tor its secondary Mission Wilh monthly i Erciso and weekly classroom liar nigh a lot of the training Hal is required at us As soldiers such As m go  and w-16 qualification to do in j Roguer basis Sairaj slate sol Dean f. Russum. Squad ipod or my French Horn player the secondary Mission of All army bands 15 one of Loui areas Pon melor guard. Row seemly rear area Security and tactical operations Center Security. Siu Dymski said we have in Iho past used members of the band to control Access to the tactical operations Center said maj Lawrence Roll Ger who served As Headquarters commandant until recently being reassigned to the 6lh in div in Alaska we be used members of the band to augment the. Gale guards to expedite the flow of Ira flip in and out with a higher Lovel of Security enforced we be used several teams from the band to conduct reconnaissance patrols out in the wooded areas i have made the comment thai thera in l anybody in the Headquarters Hal i would rather have on 3 Security Mission than the band said the Lormer commandant. Who was responsible for the Security of the 21 is support come Headquarters and military Maestro for the band when in was called on to change Tempo and March to the beat of a different drum we have found on the Range in qualification that the band is Al least equal to. And maybe even better than staff sgt Dean f. Russum. Squad Leader end French Horn player  patrol 4utie� of Tatto t some of the Soldier Woli i a in Headquarters As tar Asma it Manship he said " am an infantry officer and i was amazed Al How quickly the band picked up the infantry Lype Mission i  Mysell what the Dille Renco Between the band and an in Landry platoon might be and i old myself it was the intellectual level to said stud Minsky Levels the education level of the average band member who has completed at least two years of College makes it easier for Thorn to train Lor their secondary Mission and remain proficient in their primary Al the same Lime. Bui the two missions Are not always in comp Lole Harmony there is a dichotomy Between dealing music and going to was Siudzinski said. There Are some musicians who come into the army band program and i m nol talking about musicians in the 21 is support come. Who would have a misconception of whal the actual Mission of the army band  sometimes in lakes a lit lie while to make new members understand they Are soldiers first who happen to be Good enough lobe musicians he said. But those who Don l seem Lobo Able to see the picture Are rare spec. 4 Richard l Myers had trouble coming o gaps with the conflicting nature of the two missions. I was a Little stunned to the fact of carrying a weapon and possibly shooting someone said the piano player percussion so who completed live years of College majoring in music education before joining the army. I had some qualms Aboul whether i could handle that secondary Mission on an ethical basis he said it s a problem he still wrestles Wilh but one he feels he will be Able to handle when and i the time comes. There s a Good Chance that i would be Able to carry Oul the secondary Mission because i be Learned the Call of duly Myers said. Because we Are such a close knit organization whal in takes to play music together cohesively a so re Lecla and shows in the secondary Mission said Russum. We iry to always do the Best Job we can. Whether it s music or securing a  spec. 4 Waller Dotson a Rumpel player who has been Wilh the band Lor two months said some of the soldiers categorize us As not being willing to Light but we will Light in we have to defend our  sic. Thomas a. Burke a saxophone player and noncommissioned officer in charge of administration summed up the feelings of most of the band members when he said we re soldiers just Ike everybody else flt n 1 Page 14 the stars and stripes