136K views · 364 reactions | On this day in 1917, Lt. Cmdr. John Philip Sousa was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy. Navy Music celebrates the centennial of the March King's commissioning with a series of marches performed by our Navy bands around the world. Our first tribute is from Navy Band Great Lakes, where Sousa served as the Navy bandmaster from 1917-1919. | United States Naval Academy Band | Facebook