Air Force.Д¬rawfordВ duringВ World War IВ attempted to become a pilot in theВ U.S. In 1947, when the Air Force became a separate service, the song was retitled, The U.S. Crawford originally named the song вЂњArmy Air CorpsвЂќ but during World War II, the service was renamed вЂњArmy Air ForcesвЂќ and the song title was changed. More than 700 compositions were received but it was Robert MacArthur Crawford who wrote the winning song in 1939.ДЄdopted in the late 1940s, the song is often referred to as the Wild Blue Yonder, but it is officially called, The U.S. In 1938, LibertyВ magazineВ at the urging of the Army Air Corps leaders, decided to have a song-writing contest and offered $1,000 prize to the winning composer if they penned a song about the U.S. To fight to save or fight and die, aye! Coast Guard we are for you! вЂњSemper ParatusвЂќ is our guide, our fame, our glory, too. Through surf and storm and howling gale, high shall our purpose be. WeвЂ™re always ready for the call, we place our trust in Thee. These are the lyrics to the truncated version of Semper Paratus which is usually performed with the Armed Forces Medley. In 1969, the first line of the chorus was changed from вЂњSo here's the Coast Guard marching song, we sing on land and seaвЂќ to вЂњWeвЂ™re always ready for the call, we place our trust in Thee.вЂќ The currentВ verse, as well as a secondВ chorus, were written by Homer Smith,В 3rd Naval DistrictВ Coast Guard quartet and Lieutenant Walton Butterfield in 1943. Francis Saltus Van Boskerck wrote the music of what would become the Coast Guard song on a dilapidated piano in Alaska that belonged to the wife of a fur trader, likely the only piano on the Aleutian Islands. However, there is no doubt about who made the motto into music. Coast Guard history office, no one seems to know exactly how Semper ParatusВ was chosen as the Coast GuardвЂ™s motto. Air Force, Anchors Aweigh, the MarinesвЂ™ Hymn and The Army Goes Rolling Along.ДЄccording to U.S. Space Force does not yet have a song, but the other songs, when played as a medley, are usually played in this order: Semper Paratus, Space Force Song (unnamed as of today), T he U.S. The Armed Forces Medley, sometimes known as the Armed Forces Salute, is the collection of the official songs of the six military uniformed services of the United States performed in order of precedence.

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