MEDIA

To celebrate this 4th of July week, everyday we will bring you a Patriotic Performance from the Busy Bee Band & Honeybees.  On Wednesday we brought you a historic performance from the Band's 2004 trip to Washington, DC.  Following a performance at the Iwo Jima Marine Memorial, the group went to see the newly constructed World War II Memorial.  Scheduled to be dedicated during Memorial Day Weekend 2004, the Memorial opened just three weeks prior to the band's arrival so that thousands of World War II Veterans could see the monument prior to the dedication. As they were exiting their buses in uniform, Director Earl McConnell was asked if his group would be able to perform briefly for the crowd by National Park Service Officer Brad Berger.  Stating that the Band was able to perform the "Armed Forces Medley" which features all five songs of the military, Officer Berger allowed the group to perform for 10 minutes to a crowd of over 3,000 visitors. This marked the first performance by any musical ensemble at the newly built memorial.  Afterwards, the Band traveled to Arlington National Cemetery where a wreath was presented at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Queen Bee Kate McConnell and Band Commander Kevin Mick presented the specially made wreath from the Busy Bee Band & Honeybees with the trained members of the Third United States Infantry who guard the Tomb continuously throughout the year.