In 1956, new Army Secretary Wilbur M. Brucker decided the Army should adopt the old standard, "The Caissons Go Rolling Along." Dr. Arberg wrote new lyrics ("First to fight for the right ...

Then, Secretary of the Army, Wilber Marion Brucker, dedicated the song “The Army Goes Rolling Along” on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 1956. “The Army Goes Rolling Along” Verse ...

Soto oversees approximately one-third of them, ensuring they are trained and ready to go when and where the Army goes. “We’re called LARs, which stands for Logistics Assistance Representatives ...

Renamed the “Field Artillery Song,” in 1917 by John Philip Sousa, who changed it into a march, it was officially adopted in 1952 and again renamed as “The Army Goes Rolling Along.” ...

In 1956, new Army Secretary Wilbur Brucker decided the Army should adopt the old standard, “The Caissons Go Rolling Along.” Arberg wrote new lyrics (“First to fight for the right ...

In 1956, new Army Secretary Wilbur Brucker decided the Army should adopt the old standard, “The Caissons Go Rolling Along.” Arberg wrote new lyrics (“First to fight for the right ...

Army music has come a long way since bugles and fifes. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG") US ARMY FIELD BAND: (Singing) Proud of all we have done, fighting till the battle's won ...

The first version of the official song of the U.S. Army featured these lyrics: “Over hill, over dale, as we hit the dusty trail, And those caissons go rolling along …” If there was ever any question ...

Carson Frame of Texas Public Radio reports. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG") UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL GROUP: (Singing) March along, sing a song, with the Army of the free.