re: The Great Tornado / Talladega College Marching Band - $673,888

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We all feel like America loves us. We're America's band right now

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I could tell my kids further down the line that we did something great even though people felt like we shouldn't go.

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It's really amazing. Who could have thought in just this short amount of time that you could come from nothing to all of this

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I do understand why they don't want us to march but I feel like they should understand why we want to march. It's a life changing experience

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Bigger and better things are coming our way

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I don't think we would've ever thought we were going to be on a platform this big, but with the grace of God, that's how stuff happens.

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Initially, I was a little thrown off. I was like 'We're playing for Trump? Eventually, he decided to go. This is what we do, and this is the biggest stage. Forget the politics... We are performers. We are musicians.

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