03/28/2024
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Photo courtesy US Pacific Fleet Band.
Photo courtesy US Pacific Fleet Band.

Joshua Haney, Musician Second Class of the US Pacific Fleet Band, was recently selected to receive the 2015 Finley R. Hamilton Outstanding Military Musician Award.

Nominees for this prestigious award are selected by each branch of service. The award pays homage to Colonel Finley R. Hamilton, U.S Army (Ret), who served as president of the National Band Association when he succumbed to cancer. Col. Hamilton retired from service as Commander and conductor of the United States Army Field Band. 

Other recipients in the region included:

Sgt. Gabriel A Filkins  of the 2d Marine Division Band in Jacksonville, North Carolina;

Corp. Mark A Gulotta of the  2D Marine Aircraft Wing Band in Cherry Point, North Carolina;

and Spec. Gabriel R Stillman of the Army Ground Forces Band  in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

For a complete list of all award recipients for 2015 click here.

 

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