WEBVTT 00:01.919 --> 00:05.869 1234 . My name 00:05.869 --> 00:08.189 is Gunnery Sergeant Zachary Hines . I'm 00:08.189 --> 00:10.245 the drum major for the Marine Forces 00:10.245 --> 00:12.133 Reserve Band . I'm serving as the 00:12.133 --> 00:14.078 action officer for our current TA0 00:14.078 --> 00:17.770 troop here in Panama . The Marine 00:17.770 --> 00:19.881 Forces Reserve Band's purpose here is 00:19.881 --> 00:21.826 just to continue on the historical 00:21.826 --> 00:23.992 traits and the traditions that we have 00:23.992 --> 00:25.770 using music can help make those 00:25.770 --> 00:27.770 connections not only by winning the 00:27.770 --> 00:29.826 hearts and minds , but also touching 00:29.826 --> 00:31.826 people in a way that you may not be 00:31.826 --> 00:34.110 able to unless you use music . So the 00:34.110 --> 00:35.888 reactions from the students are 00:35.888 --> 00:37.943 electrifying like the energy that we 00:37.943 --> 00:39.999 give them , they're multiplying it . 00:39.999 --> 00:42.110 You can see it in their faces you can 00:42.110 --> 00:44.221 see it how they're singing along with 00:44.221 --> 00:46.332 the music they may not know the words 00:46.332 --> 00:48.221 they recognize the tunes and they 00:48.221 --> 00:50.443 understand like what high energy is and 00:50.443 --> 00:52.499 how to give that back to us and it's 00:52.499 --> 00:54.666 amazing to see them come out and dance 00:54.666 --> 00:56.777 with the Marines and enjoy themselves 00:56.777 --> 00:56.750 to become one with the band . 01:12.690 --> 01:15.400 Sergeant Cameron Britt , um , I am the 01:15.400 --> 01:17.289 saxophone instrumentalist for the 01:17.289 --> 01:19.344 Marine Forest Reserve Band , and I'm 01:19.344 --> 01:21.567 here to provide music in the country of 01:21.567 --> 01:25.440 Panama . Being able to get out front 01:25.529 --> 01:27.769 and you're wearing a uniform that some 01:27.769 --> 01:29.880 students may have never seen in their 01:29.880 --> 01:32.102 lives and then immediately the reaction 01:32.102 --> 01:33.936 is smiling faces and jumping and 01:33.936 --> 01:35.936 dancing and even coming out to sing 01:35.936 --> 01:38.010 tunes with us uh just tells me that 01:38.010 --> 01:40.010 we're leaving a lasting impact that 01:40.010 --> 01:43.449 positively affect them . With a little 01:43.449 --> 01:45.560 extra research we were to find a tune 01:45.560 --> 01:47.760 by the name of La Merga de Panama and 01:47.760 --> 01:49.940 arrange it for our brass band to bring 01:50.199 --> 01:52.255 and as of now we've been using it as 01:52.255 --> 01:54.599 our closer and the moment we play the 01:54.599 --> 01:57.720 very iconic bass line , it turns the 01:57.720 --> 02:00.760 crowd's attention and volume from 10 to 02:00.760 --> 02:02.199 12 . They love it . 02:16.320 --> 02:18.500 The legacy that we hope to leave is 02:18.500 --> 02:20.720 that the Panamanian people , when they 02:20.720 --> 02:23.000 see a marine , they recognize what 02:23.000 --> 02:25.679 we're capable of not just kicking down 02:25.679 --> 02:28.440 doors and doing the aggressive style of 02:28.440 --> 02:30.662 things that the military is known for , 02:30.662 --> 02:32.829 but how we can bring music and connect 02:32.829 --> 02:34.829 to them and bridge that gap through 02:34.829 --> 02:36.940 music and then one day when they come 02:36.940 --> 02:39.107 and see the United States and they see 02:39.107 --> 02:41.273 another United States Marine that that 02:41.273 --> 02:43.496 will remind them of the experience that 02:43.496 --> 02:43.910 they had . Why are we doing ?