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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joel Daniel gives Paul Stamas, 8, a lesson on his bagpipes before a 1st Marine Division Band concert in San Francisco, Oct. 9, 2010. The public concert was part of San Francisco Fleet Week, a celebration of the naval services hosted by the city of San Francisco. Daniel is the band's enlisted conductor.

BAGPIPE BLAST

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joel Daniel gives Paul Stamas, 8, a lesson on his bagpipes before a 1st Marine Division Band concert in San Francisco, Oct. 9, 2010. The public concert was part of San Francisco Fleet Week, a celebration of the naval services hosted by the city of San Francisco. Daniel is the band's enlisted conductor.

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