BAUMHOLDER, Germany -- The U.S. Army Soldier Show took Baumholder Soldiers and families on a musical tour of the world May 22 with stops in Africa, Latin America, Samoa, Thailand, China and more. The non-stop 90 minute performance at the Hall of Champions tugged on the heart strings of everyone as they clapped to hip-hop tunes, whooped and hollered to country favorites and cheered at the patriotic tunes interwoven throughout the show.
“It was an amazing show. I actually had goose bumps a couple of times. I’d actually go through the entire show again just to hear ‘America the Beautiful.’ It was awesome,” said Sgt. 1st Class Vincent Sandoval, of the Baumholder Health Clinic.
In addition to the built-in patriotism of the show, highlights included songs from Lady Gaga, Charlie Daniels and Katy Perry.
“I thought it was a great show. It paid a good tribute to the Soldiers and to those we lost on 9/11. I liked that it was a variety of music, gospel and country, hip hop, to keep everybody engaged. A lot of it was memorable. Because we’re here supporting our Soldiers who are down range, it’s good to have something like that for our morale and for the Soldiers that are back here. So all in all it was a great show,” said Tracsena Grant.
A young showgoer was very specific about what he enjoyed about the show. “It was great. I liked the California Girls,” said Brayden Weigelt, referring to the popular Katy Perry hit performed by the Soldier Show members.
“It was very good. It had a good selection of music, and the kids really enjoyed it. I liked the ending. It was pretty touching,” said Amy Weigelt.
“This is awesome, because I saw the 2009 show at Kentucky and to be honest, this one is really, really awesome,” said Capt. John Agyemang, Baumholder Health Clinic pharmacist.
Almost everyone commented that the entire show was impressive, but many were struck by the show’s finale.
“I think it was pretty good. The best part was the end when they did the big finale,” said Dylan Brower.
The journey to different parts of the world and back in time were also highlights the audience enjoyed.
“It was great, amazing. My favorite part was when they went to the different countries. I liked the Japanese one. That was really good,” said Juaquinna McFarlane.
“I thought it was a good show. I wish there were more people here, but it was entertaining. I liked the part where they were singing about the 1940s and ‘50s and the old style and then the very end where they had the songs about America,” said Sgt. 1st Class Glen Mykytiuk, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion 70th Armor Regiment family readiness leader.
Sgt. Tim Allen, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion 18th Infantry Regiment, summed up everyone’s reaction to the show. “The whole thing was great. I liked it,” he said.
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