25th Army Band
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The 25th Army Band is a military band unit of the Idaho Army National Guard.
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The band was originally organized in the fall of 1925 as the Band Section, Headquarters 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, the largest formation of the Idaho Army National Guard, and was located in Caldwell, Idaho. The band was activated for a period of five years during World War II and served in France. In 1954, the 25th Army Band was again activated for federal service and stationed at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. They played a weekly radio show, which aired for ten years. The band returned to Caldwell, Idaho, in 1956 and resumed National Guard status. In 1988, the band moved to Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, where it is currently based and performs regularly in the Boise Valley.[1]
Members are traditional Guard soldiers that live throughout Idaho. Their primary mission is to provide musical support to the members of the Guard, the citizens of Idaho and the United States or as overseas missions require. The band performs primarily in Idaho.