This volume concludes the Fred Robinson trilogy The Back of the Bus, the Life and Times of Military Musicians.The effort fulfilled our goal to uncover and preserve the world of the musician warrior. Even so, the sense of accomplishment was nearly matched by the joy of reconnecting with old comrades. We were proud to serve and in our own way continue to serve the civilization.Where the bus will venture to next is unknown to us. But what is known is that even should we walk away with the keys, someone will find the bus and point it in the right direction.It is written and known by its text that our bus was engineered with a manual transmission. It could be no other way. Just give it a push and pop the clutch.It will start.