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Military plans to cut band at Hanscom, National Guard members

By Bryan Bender

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 07, 2012

These are leaner times for the military budget and that means virtually no one is protected from the budget axe. And for a unique unit at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, it’s now time to face the music – literally. According to a plan outlined to Congress Tuesday, its taps for the so-called Band of Liberty and its 55 jazz and rock musicians.

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