1966
Music
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Bonanza
Ghost Riders
Magnificent Seven
Awards & Recognitions
VFW National High Brass Score
VFW National High Percussion Score
VFW National Color Guard Champions
American Legion National Color Guard Champions
Performed in concert on the steps of the U.S. Capital Building
VFW Individual Contest
Snare -Ed Bostick - 93.40 - 5th place
Tenors - Robert Kalkofen - 90.10 - 1st place
Corps Members
Drum Major: Pete Emmons
Guard Captains: Laurel Jones, Mary Shea
Marilyn Bailey, Edithe Booth, Virginia Bush, Michelle Charbonneau, Susan Cunningham, Donna Dalton, Donna Davis, Dors Garner, Becky Haley, Chris Haley, Cyndee Hoke, Gail Jones, Laurel Jones, Vickie Jones, Donna Knobel, Florence Lau, Sandy Maxon, Janet McCann, Linda Mokler, Candy Quealy, Jolene Robinson, Linda Robinson, Karen Schrock, Mary Shea, Joanne Stearns, Cindy Taylor, Jo Ellen Williams, Ed Bostwick, Dennis Dusel, Bob Kalkofen, Ruth Anne Smith, Bill Bailey, Bruce Bandy, Ron Mokler, Gary Shockey, Jim Campbell, Bill Shutts, Fred Sanford, Renee McCarrel, Rick Anderson, John Belz, Terry Carr, Dick DePaemelere, Bill Fyock, Sonja Grim, Ron Kalkofen, Rick Lemke, Jim McIntyre, Dave Ramsey, John Aanestad, Kandy Carr, Sandy Grim, Mary Kennnedy, Carolyn Bailey, Bob Handley, Melanie Jackman, Rosanna Lau, Lloyd Banta, Vicki DePaulo, Tom Dodson, Richard Hinerman, Rod Voth, Brett Carr, Ken Davis, Ed Hills, Ray Maxon, Greg Carr, Duanne Marker, Warren Scheffer, Jim Gray, Tom Haass, Terry Hills, Mike Carr, Tom Scriven, Blaine Gillingham, Dean Jackman
Cadet Corps
Debby Anderson, Denise Anderson, Karen Burback, Nelda Campbell, Beverly Defoe, Marian Emmons, Sandy Engle, Celia Ferrell, Cathy Fraser, Dora Garner, Sharon Grim, Chris Haley, Carolyn Johnson, Gail Jones, Lynne Jones, Erna Lindahl, Renee McCarrel, Suzanne Quenneville, Linda Robinson, Pam Williams, Debbie Logan, Randy Morgan, David Salzman, Kevin Veydrey, Brett Hede, Lyle Hills, Rickie Jones, Jim McGhee, John O’Hearn, Rick Rice, Bill Vanatta, Debbie Dundas, James English, Dave Frisby, Lloyd Goetz. Margaret Goode, Randy Loeks, Murray Olson. Don Teason, Scott Warren, Elizabeth Billings, Cathy Haass. Katherine Harris. Georgia Kennedy, Lucy Kovash. Lawrence Welty, Michelle Salveson. Molly Smith, Bona Walters. Frank Anderson, Carl Fresorger. Danny McIntyre, Susan Morris, Greg Owen, Bobby Sisco, Kevin Sulley, Rick Trout, Herb Williams, Leona Voigt, Linda White, John Ziegler
A News Story
Troopers Win VFW Honors: Reveries Protest Decision After Penalty Reversal
JERSEY CITY, NJ, Aug. 24 - The amazing Troopers of Casper, Wyo. busted the 90-mark here at Roosevelt Stadium tonight to win the VFW Nationals before 20,000 fans, who were provided with additional and unscheduled excitement when a 14th corps swarmed on the starting line and staged a sit in.
The I.C. Reveries of Revere, Mass angered when a corps that had finished behind them was allowed into the finals when a timing penalty was reversed, staged the impromptu sit in, which was cheered by many of the fans.
The Racine Scouts, first corps to compete in the finals, had just finished their show when the Reveries appeared at the gates of the stadium. When the gates were opened the Reveries swarmed in. The Revere corps then dashed on the starting line ahead of a surprised St. Josephs of Batavia, who were due on next.
Reveries drum major Gus Probert marched up to Anton J. “Tony” Schlechta, chairmen of the V.F.W. National Bands and Drum Corps Committee, saluted and asked that the corps be allowed to go on and be judged. When Schlechta refused, Probert returned to his corps and ordered them to sit down on the starting line. After 10 or 15 minutes, the judges came out on the field and the Reveries performed their show, but it was not counted as official.
The Troopers win proved to be a popular one with the crowd, many of whom had seen the Casper contingent finish third in the same stadium only three day earlier at the National Dream Contest.
The penalty controversy occurred when the Madison Scouts, who had finished 14th in the prelims, protested a 2-point penalty for under time.
The protest was allowed raising Madison’s score from 82.0 to 84.0 and putting them in 10th place. This meant that the original 12th place finisher, the Racine Scouts with 82.55 would be dropped from the show. The Reveries had finished 13 with an 82.60.
According to manager George Bonfiglio of the Reveries, this was the decision originally arrived at during the protest meeting-to run 12 corps in the finals and drop the Racine Scouts. The Reveries officials let the stadium and then decided to return and ask officials to allow 15 corps in the finals.
They could not get back in, Bonfiglio said, but eventually a group of officials came out and told them it had been decided to allow 13 corps to compete with the Racine Scouts to be the 13th corps. The Reveries protested that they should also be allowed to compete having originally been the 13th corps, and when VFW officials refused to allow their request, the Revere corps decided to enter the finals and demand to be judged.
The Casper, Wyo. Troopers also won the High Bugle Award with a score of 17.50. The Slingerland award Trophy went to the Troopers as well. For permanent possession of this coveted trophy a drum and bugle corps must win it three times. This was the first time it has been won by the Troopers.
