The Stars and Stripes Forever

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The Stars and Stripes Forever
National march of the United States
LyricsJohn Philip Sousa, May 1896 (1896-05)
MusicJohn Philip Sousa, December 25, 1896 (1896-12-25)
Published1897 by John Church Company
Adopted1987 (1987)
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Performed by the United States Marine Band
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"The Stars and Stripes Forever" is an American patriotic march written and composed by John Philip Sousa in 1896. Since 1987, by an act of the U.S. Congress, it is the official National March of the United States of America.

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