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I'm Army Staff Sergeant Leah Craven ,

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and I'm here in Poznan , Poland , where

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the US Army Europe and Africa band and

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chorus are wrapping up their 2024

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holiday tour with some incredible final

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performances . The holiday concert tour

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embodies US Army Europe and Africa's

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dedication to strengthening cultural

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ties and enriching the bonds between

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the US and NATO allies through the

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international language of music . It's

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very gratifying and very , very

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satisfying to play for for uh for

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audiences that are that again are very

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appreciative and who really enjoy what

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we have to offer and just understanding

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again that we may not be able to speak

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the same language uh to each other very

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well but . Through the gift that we

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give of music , we do have that

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commonality and we do have a shared

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interest . I think we all walk away a

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little bit a little bit more hopeful

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and a little bit with a little bit more

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connection than we had prior .

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Reporting from Poznan , Poland , I'm

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Army Staff Sergeant Ali Craven .