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“Great Bend, Kansas is a community of 20,000 hard-working, plain-spoken, friendly people . The local economy for many years was dominated by the surrounding oil fields, pumping up the black gold in the middle of waving stalks of wheat.” …
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“Unlike other drum and bugle corps, the Hormel Girls did not attain their greatest fame with their on-field performances.” …
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“The history of the De La Salle Bugle Band and Drum Corps is generally thought to be the period that spans 64 years – from 1910 to 1974. However, the story begins much earlier, 1866 to be exact, and doesn’t quite end with the 1974 season” …
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“The roots of the Drum Corps activity in North America can be traced back to before the Revolutionary War.”
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“The Racine, WI American Legion Post No. 76 drum and bugle corps, more commonly known as The Boys of 76, trace their roots back to 1916 when the Wisconsin National Guard created new units in anticipation of a war with Mexico.”
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“In 1946, Monsignor John Kiley formed a parade corps for the boys and girls of the Blessed Sacrament Parish on Clinton Avenue in Newark, New Jersey at the corner of Van Ness Place.”
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“In late 1945, Joe Sedlack formed the Hamilton American Legion Post 20 Senior Drum and Bugle Corps from returning veterans of World War II. Most of these veterans had marched with the Hamilton Squadron and other junior corps of Baltimore and the surrounding region before trooping off to war.” …
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“How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me?”
Psalms 116:12
With this prayer as his life-time guide, Father Edward F. Wojtycha, of Polish
descent, knocked on the door of the Irish parish of St. Vincent de Paul in the
oil city of Bayonne, NJ to introduce himself to the paster, Father Joseph F.
Dolan, as his new assistant.
Little did either of them realize how he would forever change the city and parish.” …
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“They were a small market drum corps with big ideas. A leading innovator in the 1950’s and 1960’s, the corps was born as Winneck Post American Legion drum corps in 1929.” …
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“We are the girls of Audubon
We go proudly marching on
Our name is famous
We’ll take our stand
As the best bugle corps in the land.” …