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Able Seaman Francis Piccin, of the Royal Australian Navy Band, Sydney, at Amiens Cathedral in France. Story by Captain Katy Manning. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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One song unites two worlds

29/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1075 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, France, Royal Australian Navy Band

As the last notes echoed through Amiens Cathedral in France, Musician Able Seaman Francis Piccin stood with quiet pride, his

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Then Leading Seaman Marcus Salone plays the Last Post during a memorial service at the Bathurst War Memorial in 2016. Photo by Able Seaman Nicolas Gonzalez.

Talking the language of music over many seas

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1465 Views 0 Comments Royal Australian Navy Band

Living in New York City and playing Latin music with Puerto Rican and Dominican bands, Sub-Lieutenant Marcus Salone knows how

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