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Composed in 1908, "The Caisson Song"quicklybecame popular among the US Army - especially in theFieldArtillery. The song was the basis for John PhilipSousa's"US Field Artillery" and later, "The Army GoesRollingAlong" (the official US Army Song).
Correspondingly, what is the official Army song?
"The Army Goes Rolling Along" is theofficialsong of the United States Army and istypically called"The Army Song". It is adapted from anearlier work titledthe "U.S. Field Artillery March".
Keeping this in consideration, when did the Army song change?
1956
Singing a cadence while running ormarchinghelps soldiers keep their heads up, take deeperbreathes andexhale more forcefully. This increases oxygen to thelungs and givesthe body more energy.