Tops in Blue a big hit at USAFA

Staff Sgt. Wendell Boone sings during a Tops in Blue concert in Arnold Hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy Aug. 31. Tops in Blue is an expeditionary entertainment unit consisting of talented volunteers that tours Air Force locations around the world. Sergeant Boone is an air transportation apprentice with the 69th Aerial Port Squadron at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and a native of Clarksville, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

Slideshow: Tops in Blue visits USAFA

Published Aug. 31, 2009

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Air Force band Tops in Blue performed at the U.S. Air Force Academy Aug. 22 and 23, drawing about 5,000 people in two shows at Arnold Hall here.

"Tops in Blue is a morale builder for our military and their families all over the world," said Candyce Thomas, cultural arts and entertainment director at the Academy and Tops in Blue project officer. "The discipline and protocol that makes up every waking hour during months of touring is commendable."

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