USAG Schinnen, NETHERLANDS - "I'm in. When are we going?" That's what Thom Shepherd said when he was called to lead his eighth Armed Forces Entertainment tour and is seen here (left) with fiddler Renae Claveria in a performance by Thom Shepherd and t...

USAG Schinnen, NETHERLANDS - Got a patch? Thom Shepherd, with his patch-laden guitar case in the fore to mark his many stops with Armed Forces Entertainment, performs a sound check before the last concert at USAG Schinnen, Netherlands, Jan. 7, 2009 ...

USAG Schinnen, NETHERLANDS - Sounds for the Soldiers. Ben Adamson, AKA sound technician for Thom Shepherd and the Nashville Songwriters Band, guides each musician through a sound check with the Stars and Stripes watching over him.
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USAG Schinnen, NETHERLANDS - Let me show you how it's 'dun'! U.S. Army Family Member Zoe Brouns borrows Bob Regan's bass guitar in an impromptu audition before Thom Shepherd and the Nashville Songwriters Band performed to service and family members a...

USAG Schinnen, NETHERLANDS - Band Manager, blogmeister and performer. Jerry Vandiver performs with Thom Shepherd and the Nashville Songwriters Band to service and family members assigned to the Tri-Border region of Germany, Belgium and the Netherland...

USAG Schinnen, NETHERLANDS - The devil came down to Schinnen. Thom Shepherd and the Nashville Songwriters Band lift the roof at the U.S. Army Garrison Schinnen Activity Center in a concert performance to service and family members assigned to the Tr...

USAG Schinnen, NETHERLANDS – Thanks for bringing us a slice of home. The Garrison Commander for U.S. Army Garrison Schinnen, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Fern O. Sumpter, presents Thom Shepherd and the Nashville Songwriters Band a certificate and the gratitude...

USAG Schinnen, NETHERLANDS – Thanks to you. Thom Shepherd signs autographs and gives away compact discs following an Armed Forces Entertainment performance of Thom Shepherd and the Nashville Songwriters Band to service and family members assigned to ...

USAG Schinnen, NETHERLANDS – Wireless prank, fiddler style. Renae Claveria finds U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Marion Diggers, an Airman assigned to the NATO Air Base in Geilenkirchen, Germany, and apparently takes a ‘shine’ to him. Claveria, who...

USAG Schinnen, NETHERLANDS – First Class performers. Todd Cerney, on keyboards; Bob Regan on the bass; and John Root on drums perform with Thom Shepherd and the Nashville Songwriters Band to service and family members assigned to the Tri-Border reg...

USAG Schinnen, NETHERLANDS – Sharing the stage. Thom Shepherd coaxes USAG Schinnen Commander Lt. Col. Fern O. Sumpter and audience-members-now-participants during a concert by Thom Shepherd and the Nashville Songwriters Band to service and family mem...

USAG Schinnen, NETHERLANDS – Sizzlin’ strings! Renae Claveria, fiddle playing on the left, and Wade Kirby, whaling on his guitar, perform with Thom Shepherd and the Nashville Songwriters Band to service and family members assigned to the Tri-Border r...