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IN FRONT OF THE SOCIAL HALL AT THE USAFA THERE IS A STATUE
OF THE WINGED HORSE PEGASUS. THE LEGEND IS THAT IF A VIRGIN WALKS
IN FRONT OF IT, THAT IT WILL COME TO LIFE AND FLY AWAY.
Submitter comment: HOWEVER, IT'S STILL THERE.
Where learned: COLORADO SPRINGS ; US AIR FORCE ACADEMY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
A custom that prevailed through military basic training was
when you had a recruit who was throwing the entire squadron behind
in all aspects of training to the point where the Drill Instructor
would take the person's faults out on the rest of the unit, during
quiet hours members of the unit would surprise the recruit by
throwing a blanket over him and holding him down while others
would beat him to inspire him towards motivation during drills the
next day.
Where learned: TEXAS ; SAN ANTONIO ; Lackland Air Force Base
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 |
AIR FORCE CADENCE
OVER THE HILL
AROUND THE HILL
THROUGH THE HILL
CAN'T STOP
GOTTA GO
AIRBORNE
ALL THE WAY
Submitter comment:
EACH LINE HAS "ECHO" IN PARENTHESES AFTER IT
CHANTED AT A FAST JOG
Where learned: NEVADA ; STEAD AIR FORCE BASE ; RENO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.349 |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
TALL TALE
IT WAS FESTIVAL TIME IN A SMALL VILLAGE IN PANAMA WHERE THERE WAS
DANCING AROUND THE FIRE UNTIL THE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING.
WHEN EACH FAMILY STARTED HOME IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE GIRL AND ONE BOY
WERE MISSING FROM THE VILLAGE. A SEARCH WAS COMMENCED AND THE MEN
OF THE VILLAGE BEGAN SETTING OUT FOR THE JUNGLES WHEN ALL OF A
SUDDEN A BOA WITH ITS BODY SWOLLEN APPEARED IN THE VILLAGE SQUARE.
THE FATHER OF THE GIRL, THINKING THE BOA HAD EATEN HIS DAUGHTER
SLICED OFF THE HEAD OF THE SNAKE WITH HIS MACHETE. JUST AT THAT
MOMENT THE TWO CHILDREN APPEARED MYSTERIOUSLY IN THE CROWD OF MEN.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: PANAMA AIR FORCE BASE
Keyword(s): Fable ; FESTIVAL ; Jungle ; Snake ; TALL TALE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Lie Tall tale |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
AIR FORCE CADENCE
CAN'T STOP, GOTTA GO (ECHO)
AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY (ECHO)
D. I.: HOW FAR
T: ALL THE WAY
D.I.: WHICH WAY
T: AIRBORNE
Submitter comment: CHANTED AT A FAST JOG
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE ; RANTOUL ; NEVADA ; STEAD AIR FORCE BASE ; RENO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.349 |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
AIR FORCE CADENCE
WE WORK ALL DAY (ECHO)
WE STUDY ALL NIGHT (ECHO)
CAN'T STOP, GOTTA GO (ECHO)
AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY (ECHO)
Submitter comment: CHANTED AT A FAST JOG
Where learned: NEVADA ; STEAD AIR FORCE BASE ; RENO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.349 |
AIR FORCE CADENCE
D. I. : DELAYED CADENCE COUNT CADENCE COUNT.
T.: ONE
D. I.: GET YOUR HEAD UP (OR) A LITTLE LOUDER
T.: TWO
D. I.: GET YOUR SHOULDERS BACK (OR) A LITTLE LOUDER
T.: THREE
D. I.: GET YOUR CHEST OUT (OR) A LITTLE LOUDER
T.: FOUR
D. I.: GET YOUR STOMACH IN (OR A LITTLE LOUDER)
T.: ONE
D. I.: HEAD UP ETC.
T.: TWO
D. I.: CHEST OUT, ETC.
T.: THREE
D. I.: STOMACH IN, ETC., ETC.
Submitter comment: THE FORMAT ON THIS ISN'T VERY CLEAR.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE ; RANTOUL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.349 |
AIR FORCE CADENCE
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD (ECHO)
THAT C. A. P. IS A FLYING CORP (ECHO)
SO WHAT THE HELL WE MARCHING FOR (ECHO)
Submitter comment:
C. A. P. (CIVIL AIR PATROL) WHICH IS AN AUXILIARY OF THE
AIR FORCE THAT PERFORMS SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS
FOR THE AIR FORCE AND THE F. A. A. INSIDE THE UNITED
STATES.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE ; RANTOUL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.349 |
Date learned: 08-00-1966
AIR FORCE CADENCE
PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW-OH
WHO-O WE AR-RE
SO-O WE TELL THEM
WE'RE MIGHTY MIGHTY DEL-TA
WE'RE MIGHTY MIGHTY DEL-TA
EACH LINE HAS "(ECHO)" WRITTEN AFTER IT
Submitter comment:
THIS CADENCE WAS CHANTED AS SQUADRON "D" CAME TO THE CHOW
LINE OR WERE RETURNING TO THE BARRACKS.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE ; RANTOUL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.349 |
Date learned: 08-00-1966
IT'S A TRADITION AT THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY FOR EACH
GRADUATING CLASS TO STEAL A HIGHWAY EXIT SIGN WHICH HAS THAT CLASS'
YEAR OF GRADUATION AS THE EXIT NUMBER, AND TO SET IT UP IN A
PROMINENT LOCATION, USUALLY THE STADIUM.
Where learned: COLORADO SPRINGS ; US AIR FORCE ACADEMY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
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MILITARY CHANT
SQUADRON "C" AND SQUADRON "A" (ECHO)
GOING HAND IN HAND ALL THE WAY. (ECHO)
SQUADRON "A" WAS A WOMEN'S AIR FORCE SQUADRON.
Data entry tech comment:
Keypunched by R.J.Miller 11/82
Updated by TRD 01/12
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE ; RANTOUL
Keyword(s): CHANT ; March ; MILITARY ; RHYME ; TAUNT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- War cries |
Date learned: 08-00-1966
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