The US Army Field Band known as the Six String Soldiers shared a video of them paying their respects to their fallen comrades for the Memorial Day Holiday.
The Six String Soldiers are a four-member acoustic group performing Americana, folk, bluegrass, and Irish music to strengthen the ties between the Army and civilian populations at home and abroad according to their Facebook page.
The group consists of MSG Peter Krasulski (Bass), SFC Glenn Robertson (Bass/Drums), SFC Tom Lindsey (Banjo) and SSG Brandon Boron (Guitar/Vocals). SFC James Little is the Video/Audio Engineer for the group while SFC Marc Purinton serves as Operations for the group.
Yesterday (5/24) the group posted a video to their Facebook page that has gone viral. The Six String Soldiers went to a military cemetery to pay respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States of America.
While on the hallowed ground the soldiers placed American Flags at some graves and played a great version of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” to honors their comrades that have the honor of being laid to rest at the cemetery.
The video has already received over 4.7 million views and have been shared on Facebook over 13,000 times.
Watch the Six String Soldiers perform “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” in honor of the fallen soldiers of our Country in the video at the top of the page.
Thank you to the Six String Soldiers for this amazing salute for Memorial Day.
Thank you to all who serve in the U.S. Military both past and present.
Take a moment this Memorial Day Weekend to pay your respects to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for you, me and our Country. Thank you will never be enough for those men and women who died in defense of the freedoms that we enjoy.
God Bless the military … God Bless you … And, may God continue to Bless the United States Of America!
By: Buck Stevens
