Want to get in the mood for the Fourth early?
Watch and listen to the U.S. Air Force Academy Concert Band perform as part of an Independence Day-themed event at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, tonight at 7:30 p.m. MDT. Please click here for the live stream.
Don’t know much about the A.F. Academy Concert Band? They are more than meets the eye — or ear. Watch them in the video below.
Finally, want more patriotic military music and fireworks?
Below is a 30-minute music soundtrack by the U.S. Military Bands
Enjoy!
Lead photo: Sailors spell out #USA next to the American flag to mark Independence Day on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Arabian Sea, June 28, 2015. The carrier is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support Operation Inherent Resolve and strike operations in Iraq and Syria. (photo: DOD)
The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.