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“Blue Rock was founded in 1958 in Wilmington, Delaware and Penns Grove, New Jersey. Oddly enough, Blue Rock’s origins were as a senior corps. But with the other well-established seniors such as the Archer-Epler Musketeers and Reilly Raiders in Philadelphia, and the Yankee Rebels in Baltimore, the new corps from Delaware was unable to establish a foothold.
So in 1960 Blue Rock was reformed as a junior corps.”…
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“These were the men of yesteryear,
The men we knew so well,
Who blazed the trail with head held high,
To fame, international.
These were the men who played the game,
To victory, or defeat.
Were classified by their competitors,
Incomparable, elite.
These were the men, whose horns lie mute,
And now have faltered in step;
Whose drums have beaten their last tattoo,
And to whom we are in debt.”
– Arthur “Scotty” Chappelle
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“Sitting in his old reclining chair, George Bonfiglio watched that old 1936 movie, “The Charge of the Light Brigade”, pondering what the future would bring for his desire to resurrect his recently deceased drum corps.
At that moment, Bongiflio knew his fledgling drum corps — with no home, no equipment and no money — had finally acquired a name: the 27th Lancers.” …
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“Formed in 1946 along the banks of the Susquehanna River in Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania, the corps was originally named the Longshoremen and represented VFW Post 1462 on the west shore of the river, across from Harrisburg.” …