By Brad Dress, The Hill | [Note: One of the composers, James Teachenor, is from Colorado!] The U.S. Space Force, the newest branch of the nation’s military, now has an official song hailing the “guardians beyond the blue.”
The brand-new song, “Semper Supra,” is named after the Space Force motto, which is Latin for “Always Above.”
It was created by two former U.S. military service members who wanted to capture the spirit of the Space Force’s Guardians.
The service branch unveiled “Semper Supra” as its official song at the Air and Space Forces Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Tuesday.
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James Teachenor, a former member of the U.S. Air Force band at the Air Force Academy, created the melody and lyrics for “Semper Supra.”
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Teachenor worked with Sean Nelson, a U.S. Coast Guard Band trombonist and staff arranger, to create a musical score and arrangement for “Semper Supra.”
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Both Nelson and Teachenor developed the song with the assistance of Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, the chief of space operations.
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The lyrics for the new song appear below:
“We’re the mighty watchful eye,
Guardians beyond the blue,
The invisible front line,
Warfighters brave and true.
Boldly reaching into space,
There’s no limit to our sky.
Standing guard both night and day,
We’re the Space Force from on high.”
A recording of the song is available here.
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/857934/us-space-force-reveals-official-song
Read the whole article here:
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3651873-space-force-reveals-new-song-saluting-guardians-beyond-the-blue/
[Thanks to Alex Teitz for contributing this article! http://www.femmusic.com]
Space Force Reveals New Song Saluting ‘Guardians Beyond The Blue’
