March 29, 2001

U.S. Army Ground Forces
Band To Perform At WKU

Bowling Green, Ky. - The U.S. Army Ground Forces Band will perform at Western Kentucky University on April 5 as a part of its spring tour.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Van Meter Auditorium. Free tickets are available through the Special Events Office in Van Meter or at the door.

The board was organized as the Fourth Infantry Regiment Band in 1845. It's heritage includes 26 campaign streamers and the French Croix de Guerre with Guilt Star. Members of the band fought in the Mexican War and it became the only Army band to receive a combat distinction from a U.S. president.

The 55-member band includes a 1979 WKU graduate, Master Sgt. Lee A. Stofer Jr. The Hopkinsville native will be concluding his 22-year career as an Army bandsman with the concert at his alma mater.

More information is available from the Special Events Office at (270) 745-2497 or online at www.forscom.army.mil.

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