
The US Army's band "Pershing's Own" CO, Colonel Thomas Rotondi Jr., receives a city council proclamation thanking the US Army Blues "Swamp Romp Band" for promoting volunteerism in the New Orleans region during the French Quarter festival. The band came and did three days of concerts around the city of New Orleans including at a Habitat for Humanity house in eastern New Orleans. The proclamation was presented by Kevin Caldwell of the BIA.