"Air Assault School has always really interested me, but I never thought I'd really get to go." Staff Sgt. William J. Parks, a 29-year old fife instrumentalist assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry ...

WASHINGTON – It’s rare for soldiers to serve in the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment’s Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, but it’s nearly unprecedented for one of those musicians to graduate from ...

Parks became the Corps' first musician in recent years to graduate from the U.S. Army's rigorous Air Assault School at Fort Benning, Georgia. "Air Assault School has always really interested me ...

Parks stands ready to officially receive his air assault badge after completing training in January at Fort Benning, Georgia. Photo Credit: Army That sign-up sheet started a journey Parks never ...