A drum corps Veterans Day and 250th Marine Corps Birthday with The Commandants Own

Happy Veterans Day! As I have done since 2014, I'm celebrating today as one of my marching music holidays. I begin with United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps by rbass311.

The Commandants Own performing in Riverside, CA on 03/07/25

That's a ground level view. Drum Corps International (DCI) provided more of a bird's eye view in For 250 years....

Happy 250th birthday to the U.S. Marines!

Indeed, happy 250th birthday to the United States Marine Corps! The United States Marine Band (The President's Own) The Marines' Hymn (USMC 250th Gala at The Music Center at Strathmore) also celebrated the anniversary.

Happy 250th birthday to our beloved United States Marine Corps. As we look back on 250 years and ahead to the future, we thank all Marines, past and present, for their service to our country.

This arrangement of The Marines’ Hymn was performed with "The Commandant's Own" United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and the United States Fleet Marine Composite Band at The Music Center at Strathmore for the Marine Band’s annual gala performance in March 2025.

This may be The President's Own's video, but The Commandant's Own is right there in the balcony.

One of these posts would not be complete without Music213's SMC West Coast Composite Band - The Marines' Hymn - 2025 Pasadena Rose Parade, so I'm sharing it as an encore.

The United States Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band performing The Marines' Hymn at the 136th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. This composite group brings three Marine Bands together from around Southern California: Marine Band San Diego, the 1st Marine Division Band and the 3D Marine Aircraft Wing Band. The band members are fully combat-trained, and many have been on combat deployments. This fine band has marched in the Rose Parade for over 20 consecutive years.
Before the band, we have the USMC Mounted Color Guard. It is the only equestrian unit that carries the American flag.

That's a wrap for today's marching music holiday. Stay tuned for some comedy before I return to holidays, World Kindness Day, World Diabetes Day, and America Recycles Day. I love holidays!