 Three nations gathered to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of Antwerp, Belgium. The U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band and their four Italian partners performed alongside three Belgian bands in honor of the event. Just maintaining those relationships and keeping them strong and that's definitely part of our mission over here and it's something that the band excels at. Although there was a language barrier between the bands, they knew there was one thing they all could understand. When you communicate through music, even if you can't speak the whole language, it's an amazing experience. The main event of the day was the military tattoo, which originates back to 17th century Europe. Drummers were sent into town to signal soldiers to return to their barracks. One day tattoo has evolved into more elaborate shows involving theatrics and musical performances. Antwerp locals express nothing but positivity during their performance. That just makes us smile and that's why we continue to do it and it's one of those moments where no matter how many times you play a certain tune, it just never gets old. We love doing it. When we've got it going on and the crowd's going crazy and they're cheering and clapping for us, you know, it just, it boosts us up, it boosts me up a lot, you know, to say, hey, we're doing the right thing here and people are, people are loving it. Reporting from Antwerp, Belgium, this is Petty Officer Buon Albin Puong.