Brothers of a Band by B. J. Lambesis

Theodore “Tooter” Rawlings is a young classical musician with a promising career. When his community orchestra goes bankrupt, he joins the Army Band. The Army, however, is so short-handed he ends up in Afghanistan patrolling with a rifle, instead of tooting his horn at Army ceremonies and social occasions. This cultural and political satire will have you chuckling out loud from beginning to end at all the nonsense, human foibles and absurdity that abounds in modern America life and current politics. Luckily, two things seem to transcend it all – music and the human spirit. Readers who have been in a school band or the U.S. Army will especially love this book. All author proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project and music education programs for kids.