SONG AND VERSE OF THE 509TH PIB
25th Anniversary 509th Reunion Sing-a-Long
509th Pathfinder Poem - Jump into the Foggy Darkness by Charles Petty
There seems to be another march called "ALL THE WAY"
Allen Eugene Womack b 1927 After a long service to US military
Army bands
he became the director of the United States Army Band (Pershing's Own) in
1976. He has written numerous fanfares and marches for special occasions.
His best known march is All the Way for the 509th Airborne Infantry.
Colonel Eugene W. Allen
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Colonel Eugene W. Allen was the commander of The U.S. Army Band from 1976
to 1990. Col. Allen served as the senior band officer of the U.S. Armed
Forces for many years. He was also the commander of the 101st Airborne
Division Band, and was airborne qualified. He served as advisor to the
White House and State Department on military music affairs. Under his
command, the band toured Japan and Australia in 1988.
He is the composer of Salute to Veterans, the official march of the
Veterans Administration, and The Major of St. Lo, the official march of
the 29th Infantry Division. He was the president of the American
Bandmasters Association in 1988.
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