On Nov. 6, 2020, the Marine Band celebrated the 166th birthday of its 17th Director, John Philip Sousa, with a musical ceremony at his grave in Washington, D.C. The ceremony included performances of Sousa's famous marches "The Stars and Stripes Forever," "Semper Fidelis" and "The Thunderer," as well as a brief history of "The March King's" life. The ceremony begins in the video at 0:40. Read more about John Philip Sousa: https://www.marineband.marines.mil/About/Our-History/John-Philip-Sousa/ | "

Semper Fidelis at this morning’s ceremony. "The President's Own" United States Marine Band at the Sousa grave. #JohnPhilipSousa | John Philip Sousa

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