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Marvin Miller runs a program for American soldiers featuring songs and funny acts. George Murphy performs "Embraceable You." The Charioteers do "I Love You for Sentimental Reasons." Martha Tilton sings "Connecticut" for PFC Ernest J. Koppler and ends with "How Are Things in Glocamora?" The comedy parts include sketches with Jerry Colonna. The program gives thanks to the Armed Forces Radio Service.

Marvin Miller hosts a show for U.S. troops with music and comedy. George Murphy sings "Embraceable You." The Charioteers perform "I Love You for Sentimental Reasons." Martha Tilton sings "Connecticut" for PFC Ernest J. Koppler and closes with "How Are Things in Glocamora?" Comedy includes skits with Jerry Colonna. The show thanks the Armed Forces Radio Service.

Command Performance was a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949. The program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRS) and transmitted by shortwave to overseas troops — but with few exceptions, it was not broadcast over domestic U.S. radio stations.

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