1981年,罗纳德·里根在宣誓就任美国总统后的第四天,参加了华盛顿一家俱乐部举行的宴会。宴会过后,灯光暗了下来。突然,60名身着红色短袖束腰外衣、黄色铜扣在聚光灯下闪闪发光的美国海军陆战队乐团的乐师们走进希尔顿饭店的舞厅,演奏起动听的《船长之歌》。正当600位客人鼓掌喝彩之时,乐队又奏起了一连串乐曲,有《塞珀·菲德里斯》、《星条旗永不落》和《美国之歌》。接着又 In 1981, on the fourth day after Ronald Reagan’s sworn in as president, he attended a banquet hosted by a Washington club. After the banquet, the light dimmed. Suddenly, 60 musicians from the United States Marine Corps, dressed in red short-sleeved tunics and yellow brass buckles shimmering in the spotlight, walked into the ballroom at the Hilton Hotel and played the song “Captain’s Captain” that started. While 600 guests applauded, the band played a series of other songs including “Sepp Fiddles,” “Stars and Stripes,” and “American Song.” Then again