Fort Myers vet Denny Black traded rifle for instrument during Vietnam era

Denny Black chose music

Fort Myers veteran Denny Black was drafted during the Vietnam War and expected to be sent into the infantry, but a drill sergeant's question about musical instruments changed his path.

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  1. Fort Myers veteran Denny Black was drafted during the Vietnam War and expected to be sent into the infantry, but a drill sergeant's question about musical instruments changed his path.
  2. Black, who held bachelor's and master's degrees in music, was instead placed in a band in El Paso and later joined the Fifth Army Band in Seoul, South Korea.
  3. He still performs across Southwest Florida and this Saturday will take part in Honor Flight Mission 30.
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