[Magdalen] Fourth of July Fireworks.

[P. Dan Brittain]

On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 8:52 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 7/5/2017 5:05:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu writes:
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> Army  song was sung, "...the Army keeps rolling along," instead of  "the
> cassions." Is this an example of dumbing  down?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
> I think the song was originally for the artillery (caissons, etc.),
>

​It was the official Field Artillery Song.​



> and there is the attempt now to make the song fit as an all Army  anthem.
>
> ​The wording change happened before I went on active duty​

​(June 1970 was my entry date - changed sometime before then), as David
said - to make it fit as the service song.​

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Harrison, Arkansas

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