USAG Schinnen hosts Thom Shepherd and the Nashville Songwriters Band

By Tom BudzynaJanuary 9, 2009

"I'm in. When are we going'"
1 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Got a patch'
2 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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 ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sounds for the Soldiers
3 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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.
Thom Shepherd and t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
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Let me show you how it's 'dun'!
4 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Band Manager, blogmeister and performer
5 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
The devil came down to Schinnen
6 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Thanks for bringing us a slice of home
7 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Thanks to you
8 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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 ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Wireless prank, fiddler style
9 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
First Class performers
10 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sharing the stage
11 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sizzlin' strings!
12 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL