During an Independence Day concert held at The Alamo, July 2, 2021, “Fort Sam’s Own” 323d Army Band performed with the 313th Army Band, a U.S. Army Reserve band from Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Army Bands promote the Army and our nation’s interest while enabling commanders to shape the environment and accomplish their mission. (U.S. Army Photo by Bethany Huff).

Staff Sgt. Randy Holmes, assigned to “Fort Sam’s Own” 323d Army Band, sings “God Bless the U.S.A.,” during an Independence Day concert held at The Alamo, July 2, 2021. The 323rd performed with the 313th Army Band, a U.S. Army Reserve band from Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. (U.S. Army Photo by Bethany Huff)

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jared DeLaney, commander and bandmaster of “Fort Sam’s Own” 323d Army Band, left, shakes hands with Retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Charles Booker, bandmaster for 5th Army Band from 1972-1976, during an Independence Day concert held at The Alamo, July 2, 2021. Booker was spontaneously asked to lead the concert during the last song, “Stars and Stripes Forever.” The 323d performed with the 313th Army Band, a U.S. Army Reserve band from Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. (U.S. Army Photo by Bethany Huff).

The piccolo section plays “Stars and Stripes Forever,” during an Independence Day concert held at The Alamo, July 2, 2021. “Fort Sam’s Own” 323d Army Band performed with the 313th Army Band, a U.S. Army Reserve band from Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. (U.S. Army Photo by Bethany Huff).

Retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant officer 4 Charles Booker, bandmaster for 5th Army Band from 1972-1976, leads “Fort Sam’s Own” 323d Army Band and 313th Army Band, a U.S. Army Reserve band during an Independence Day concert held at The Alamo, July 2, 2021. Booker was spontaneously asked to lead the concert during the last song, “Stars and Stripes Forever.” (U.S. Army Photo by Bethany Huff)

Staff Sgt. Randy Holmes, assigned to “Fort Sam’s Own” 323d Army Band, sings “Armed Forces Salute,” during an Independence Day concert held at The Alamo, July 2, 2021. The 323rd performed with the 313th Army Band, a U.S. Army Reserve band from Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. (U.S. Army Photo by Bethany Huff)

Staff Sgt. Randy Holmes, assigned to “Fort Sam’s Own” 323d Army Band, sings “God Bless the U.S.A.,” during an Independence Day concert held at The Alamo, July 2, 2021. The 323rd performed with the 313th Army Band, a U.S. Army Reserve band from Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. (U.S. Army Photo by Bethany Huff)