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Flyleaf entertaining our troops
The internationally known rock band Flyleaf filled the night air with heavy music and throaty vocals on a makeshift stage at 8 p.m., July 5, at Forward Operating Base Ramrod. The Texas-based band played a six song set and for almost two hours, some 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment Soldiers forgot the hardships they’ve been faced with. “We spend so much time worrying about what we don’t have and struggling to forget how dangerous our line of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Music and Performers
Flyleaf Rocks Afghanistan
Nearly a thousand service members were treated to a healthy dose of hard rock July 6 thanks to the Texas-based band Flyleaf. On a tour sponsored by AKA Productions, the band arrived at Bagram Air Field just in time to take the stage in the Morale, Recreation, and Welfare “clamshell†tent, somewhat late from a previous show at Forward Operating Base Ramrod in southern Afghanistan. While waiting for Flyleaf’s arrival, the band’s opening act consisted of a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, Music and Performers, War on Terror
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