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240704-F-WF398-1277.JPG Photo By: Robert W. Mitchell

New York - United States Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Daniel P. Valadie, drum major for The United States Air Force Band drum major and flight chief for the band’s Ceremonial Brass, stands ready during a commercial break at a performance on the TODAY Show in New York, N.Y., July 5, 2024. “We have been doing this for 26 years, and this is my 25th time coming up here,” Valadie said. He was a percussionist at the start of his Air Force career when the band first appeared on the show to honor Independence Day in 1998. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robert W. Mitchell)


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