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Shutz, Dean

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Shutz, Dean

August 21, 2026

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Chief Warrant Officer Dean Schutz, commander-bandmaster of the 62nd Army Band at Fort Bliss in El Paso, retired after 30 years of service marked by unusual wartime and ceremonial duties. A veteran of Vietnam, he described Army bandsmen carrying weapons as well as instruments during jungle…

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