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(Modern Version) First to fight for the right, and to build the Nation’s might, and The Army Goes Rolling Along.
Proud of all we have done, fighting till the battle’s won, and the Army Goes Rolling Along.
Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hey! The Army’s on its way. Count off the cadence loud and strong (TWO! THREE!)
For where e’er we go, you will always know that The Army goes rolling along.

APRIL 6
US Army Day was first celebrated on May 1, 1928. That date was chosen in hopes of dampening Communists’ celebration of Workers’ Day, which also occurs on May 1. But, starting in 1929, Army Day was changed to April 6, the anniversary date of the United States’ entry into World War I.

U.S. ARMY
MARCH ALONG, SING OUR SONG,
WITH THE ARMY OF THE FREE.
COUNT THE BRAVE, COUNT THE TRUE,
WHO HAVE FOUGHT TO VICTORY.
WE’RE THE ARMY
AND PROUD OF OUR NAME!
WE’RE THE ARMY
AND PROUDLY PROCLAIM:
FIRST TO FIGHT, FOR THE RIGHT,
AND TO BUILD THE NATION’S MIGHT,
THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG.
PROUD OF ALL WE HAVE DONE,
FIGHTING TILL THE BATTLE’S WON,
AND THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG.
THEN IT’S HI! HI! HEY!
THE ARMY’S ON IT’S WAY.
COUNT OFF THE CADENCE
LOUD AND STRONG.
FOR WHERE E’ER WE GO,
YOU WILL ALWAYS KNOW,
THAT THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG.

Blue of the mighty deep, Gold of God’s great sun;
Let these our colors be, Till all of time be done-done-done-done
On seven seas we learn, Navy’s stern call:
Faith, courage, service true, with honor over, honor over all.

OCTOBER 13
The United States Navy was originally established as the Continental Navy on 13 October 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized the procurement, fitting out, manning, and dispatch of two armed vessels to cruise in search of munitions ships supplying the British Army in America. All together, the Continental Navy numbered more than fifty ships over the course of the war, with approximately twenty warships active at its maximum strength.

U.S. NAVY 1906 |
STAND NAVY OUT TO SEA,
“FIGHT” OUR BATTLE CRY.
WE’LL NEVER CHANGE OUR COURSE
SO VICIOUS FOES STEER SHY.
ROLL OUT THE TNT, ANCHORS AWEIGH!
SAIL ON TO VICTORY,
AND SINK THEIR BONES
TO DAVY JONES, HOORAY!
ANCHORS AWEIGH, MY BOYS,
ANCHORS AWEIGH.
FAREWELL TO FOREIGN SHORES,
WE SAIL AT BREAK OF DAY-AY-AY-AY.
THROUGH OUR LAST NIGHT ON SHORE,
DRINK TO THE FOAM.
UNTIL WE MEET ONCE MORE,
HERE’S WISHING YOU
A HAPPY VOYAGE HOME.
BLUE OF THE MIGHTY DEEP,
GOLD OF GOD’S GREAT SUN;
LET THESE OUR COLORS BE,
TILL ALL OF TIME BE DONE, DONE, DONE, DONE
ON SEVEN SEAS WE LEARN,
NAVY’S STERN CALL:
FAITH, COURAGE, SERVICE TRUE,
WITH HONOR OVER, HONOR OVER ALL.

Off we go into the wild sky yonder, keep the wings level and true. If you’d live to be a grey-haired wonder, keep the nose out of the blue!
Flying hard, guarding the nation’s border, we’ll be there followed by more! In echelon we carry on, oh, nothing’ll stop the U.S. Air Force!    Nothing’ll stop the U.S. Air Force!

SEPTEMBER 18
The United States Air Force became a separate branch of military service on 18 September 1947 thanks to the passage of the National Security Act of 1947. The fact that the U.S. Air Force was established in 1947 confuses some; since America used air power in World War Two and long before? Yes, they did, but prior to 1947, it was the United States Army that was responsible for flying missions, called the Army Signal Corps.

U.S. AIR FORCE 1938 |
OFF WE GO INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER,
CLIMBING HIGH INTO THE SUN.
HERE THEY COME ZOOMING TO MEET
OUR THUNDER,
AT ‘EM BOYS, GIVE lER THE GUN!
DOWN WE DIVE, SPOUTING OUR FLAME
FROM UNDER,
OFF WITH ONE HELLUVA ROAR!
WE LIVE IN FAME, OR GO DOWN IN FLAME,
HEY! NOTHING WILL STOP
THE U.S. AIR FORCE!
MINDS OF MEN FASHIONED A CRATE
OF THUNDER,
SENT IT HIGH INTO THE BLUE.
HANDS OF MEN BLASTED THE WORLD
ASUNDER;
HOW THEY LIVED, GOD ONLY KNEW!
SOULS OF MEN DREAMING OF SKYS
TO CONQUER
GAVE US WINGS, EVER TO SOAR!
WITH SCOUTS BEFORE, AND BOMBERS
GALORE,
HEY! NOTHING WILL STOP
THE U.S. AIRFORCE!
HERE’S A TOAST, TO THE HOST,
OF THOSE WHO LOVE
THE VASTNESS OF THE SKY.
TO A FRIEND, WE SEND,
A MESSAGE OF
HIS BROTHER MEN WHO FLY.
WE DRINK TO THOSE
WHO GAVE THEIR ALL OF OLD,
THEN DOWN WE ROAR TO SCORE
THE RAINBOW’S POT OF GOLD.
A TOAST, TO THE HOST, OF MEN WE BOAST
THE U.S. AIRFORCE!
OFF WE GO INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER,
KEEP THE WINGS LEVEL AND TRUE.
IF YOU’D LIVE TO BE A GREY-HAIRED
WONDER,
KEEP THE NOSE OUT OF THE BLUE!
FLYING MEN, GUARDING THE NATION’S
BORDER,
WE’LL BE FOLLOWED BY MORE!
IN ECHELON, WE CARRY ON,
HEY! NOTHING WILL STOP
THE U.S. AIRFORCE!

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) —  

Every branch of the armed forces has an official song, from “The Army Goes Rolling Along” to “The Marines’ Hymn.” Each song is part of the services’ foundation and represents its values, traditions and culture.

The U.S. Space Force, the newest military branch established in 2019, has officially adopted its own song titled, “Semper Supra” that was unveiled during the 2022 Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 20.

“Semper Supra” was named after the USSF motto, which is Latin for, “Always Above.” It was created to capture the esprit de corps of both current and future Guardians and intends to bring together service members by giving them a sense of pride.

Two former service members collaborated to create the song, a process that took years of research and revisions to make sure the song was ready for release.

“The song was a long work in progress because I wanted it to encompass all the capabilities that the Space Force offers and its vision,” said James Teachenor, a singer/songwriter who created the lyrics and melody, was the visionary composer and driving force of the song’s creation.

Teachenor, a prior member of the U.S. Air Force Band at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, worked with Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond to begin the songwriting process when the Space Force was formed in 2019.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to establish a Space Force song that will be part of our culture and heritage for years to come,” Raymond said. “Our traditions are part of the fabric that weave us all together as we execute our missions side-by-side; I will be proud to sing ‘Semper Supra’ alongside my fellow Guardians.”

After creating a foundation for the song, Teachenor’s project was sent to various military bands that could create a musical arrangement to give finishing touches and complete the song’s sound; 12 musical submissions of the song were under review. Teachenor then collaborated with chief musician Sean Nelson, U.S. Coast Guard Band trombonist and staff arranger.

“I received the melody and words from James, and he wanted me to help add the harmony and to orchestrate it,” Nelson said. “At first, it started with singing and the piano. I became familiar with the other branches’ songs, but I wanted this one to have its own modern spin to reflect what the Space Force is – modern, new and very advanced.”

Once Nelson added more than 30 instrument parts, the song’s arrangement was played and recorded by the USCG band, then submitted to the Space Force for review. After many months of development, revisions and variations in coordination with the USCG band, the Space Force picked the final version of “Semper Supra,” to capture what it means to be a Guardian.

The army, marines and navy are needed here on earth.  The air force stretched its mighty hand to Space Force soon gave birth.   Aerospace and science, technology and more; the brightest, strongest, fastest work above the global shores.

The future world requires we dedicate our lives, our purpose on this planet is up there in the skies.  What will be done, now can’t be done, we’ll shape the future with our mind.  Our minds will overcome all things to benefit mankind