From D-Day To Destiny: Hymn to the Fallen
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Retired Air Force Col. Arnald D. Gabriel is a legendary Air Force band conductor who began his military career as a young Army soldier storming the beaches of Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. In this video, Gabriel conducts the U.S. Air Force Band as it performs John Williams’ “Hymn to the Fallen,” a composition that was featured in the 1998 film “Saving Private Ryan.” The video includes excerpts of a 2006 interview in which Gabriel talks about how he endured great loss through the horrors of World War II and ultimately fulfilled his destiny to serve as an international ambassador for the Air Force.
Video by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Hoffmann