Marshall Catch at Pearl Harbor

By Molly Priddy, 12-12-11

	Caption: Photo courtesy of Melissa Dragich.

Local band Marshall Catch was in Hawaii to help commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks during a ceremony on Dec. 7.

We wrote about the band and its attempts to raise money to get to Honolulu and play "The Ballad of the USS Arizona" for the event, and it looks like they were able to make it.

Here's a bit of an update from the band:

The band celebrated the release of their patriotic single “The Ballad of the USS Arizona”, a tribute song composed with the Pearl Harbor attacks in mind, from the perspective of the ship herself, with two performances near the Memorial. They first performed on Sunday, December 4th for Military Day. Their second performance was on the anniversary date, December 7th, just after the official Commemoration Ceremony. Both appearances brought them face to face with a number of the survivors and their families.

"We were honored, humbled, and left speechless at the stories of sacrifices told by the brave soldiers of Pearl Harbor,” reflected Marshall Catch singer, Luke Lautaret. “To play our song for these men and their families has been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that we will cherish forever. We sincerely hope we were able to bless and honor those who have sacrificed so much for us and our country."

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