1968
Music
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Never My Love
Up, Up and Away
F Troop Fanfare
Black Saddle
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Awards & Recognitions
CYO National Champions
Midwest Color Guard Champions
VFW Color Guard Champions
Perform at Denver Broncos Professional Football Game
Corps Members
Drum Major: Jim McIntyre
Guard Captains: Laurel Jones, Mary Shea
Marilyn Bailey, Elizabeth Billings, Edithe Booth, Kerry Coggan, Susie Cunningham, Donna Dalton, Linda Emmons, Mary Emmons, Jackie Feuerheim, Cathy Fraser, Dora Garner, Roxie Grantham, Sharon Grimm, Becky Haley, Chris Haley, Pat Hinerman, Cyndee Hinerman, Carey Johnson, Gail Jones, Erna Lindahl, Janet McCann, Susan Mills, Karen Norgaard, Peggy O’Neil, Debbie Patterson, Suzanne Quenneville, Jolene Robinson, Linda Robinson, Karen Schrock, Jo Ellen Williams, Pam Williams, Debbie Wood, Dennis Dusel, Bob Kalkofen, Ron Mokler, Gary Shockey, Bill Bailey, Fred Sanford, Bill Shutts, Kevin Sulley, Jim McDaniel, Daniel McIntyre, Devon Michels, Bobby Sisco, Linda White, Renee McCarrel, Shannon Swan, Rick Burge, John Aanestad, Jim Carlton, Ed Davis, Jim English, Lloyd Goetz, Keith Koski, Paula LaBerge, Rick Lemke, Duane Marker, David Ramsey, Jim Jones, Debbie Dundas, Margaret Goode, Bob Handley, Melanie Jackman, David Salzman, Lark Stratton, Richard Peterson, Gordon Box, Mitzi Hede, Anna Rose Lau, Mary Scholtz, Molly Smith, Sherry White, Dick DePaemelere, Ed Hills, Annette LaBerge, Vickie DePaolo, Sandy Grim, Sonja Grim, Steve Beard, Brett Carr, Greg Carr, John O’Hearn, Charles Cioc, Terry Hills, Mike O’Hearn, Rick Rice, Tom Haas, Brett Hede, Lyle Hills, Jim McGhee, Blaine Gillingham, Rick Jones, Tom Scriven
Cadet Corps
Beth Boam, Debbie Cameron, Sandy Cunningham, Becky Dundas, Mary Gettle, Mary Glasser, Diana Gullette, Lynne Jones, Vivian Kastner, Sandy Kelly, Odella Link, Joanne Lucey, Melanie Marker, Debbie Parsons, Renee Penton, Vickie Peterson, Julie Shutts, Roxanne Slothower, Rose Snyder, Chris Story, Chris Tarrant, Roxanne Venn, John Zeigler, Carl Fresorger, Bob Auflick, Dick Faulkner, Kirby Nickerson, Michael Sanchez, Kevin Coggan, Mark Frisby, Jean Keeley, Irving Twiford, Greg Bassett, Jack Brunton, Paul Davis, Mike DePaemelere, Russell Ellenberg, Kathy Harris, Steve Johnson, John Lau, Becky Motsch, Jerry Townsend, Melanie White, Sally Bohart, Michael Burgan, Sarah Crabtree, Susie English, Connie Jasmann, Mike Keralis, Norman Kosak, Kevin Ludiker, Shirley Lyttle, Sharon Motsch, Alice Palmer, Jean Perrett, West Roberts, Joni Schilling, Jerri Sisco, Debbie Tilghman, Steve Bon, Leanard Grim, Joan Herring, Lan Herring, John Ramsey, Alana Beard, David Bohart, Bryan Dilgarde, Pat Dye, George Keralis, Jim Mills, Dix Patterson
A News Story
by Dan Feldstein
Drum Corps News - CHARGE!..TROOPERS WIN BATTLE AT CYO INVITE...NATIONAL JUBILEE
LOWELL, Mass., Aug. 24: In the first contest of 1968 involving the cream of both eastern and western corps, at beautiful Cawley Memorial Stadium here, the Troopers of Casper, Wyoming, tonight captured first place and the CYO National Championship title in competition against 13 other major junior corps.
Second was the corps that, other than the Troopers, seemed to enjoy most spectator enthusiasm, the Boston Crusaders. Completing the listing of corps announced in the first five placings were (in order) the Cavaliers, Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights, and the Des Plaines Vanguard.
To this Midwestern reporter seeing corps such as the Crusaders, Golden Knights, St. Lucy’s and Garfield for the first time in almost 2 years, it is obvious that the Boston Crusaders and Golden Knights, in particular, are truly GREAT! Boston has one of the most spectacular, crowd-pleasing and wide-open shows I have seen in years; only a deficit to the Troopers of 1.4 points in field M&M plus a 1 point penalty kept them from taking first.
The Troopers rebounded with a vengeance from their 3rd place finish in the VFW Nationals at Detroit, staging a performance that had members of management teams from many of their rivals virtually conceding them first place. The Cavaliers, who have done far better in recent weeks than earlier this year, again were close enough in performance to seriously threaten the front runners.
Blessed Sacrament, with a highly interesting and unusual drill featuring many difficult diagonal maneuvers and formations plus taking first in G.E. Drumming, distinguished themselves.
Bringing up the rear of the top five whose positions and scores were announced was the Vanguard, badly hurt by taking 10th in G.E. Drumming more than nine points down from Blessed Sacrament. The overall performance of the Vanguard, was not up to the standard of which they are capable and that had been demonstrated earlier.
The boys and girls of the Troopers, one of the most remarkable corps this writer has ever seen, in many respects other than merely what they do on the field, did a job that can be described only as great. There is little points in alibis or complaints from others, They did the job and they deserved to win. Their entire mode of operation, their field show, their uniforms, history, tradition, and advance buildup..... in short their “exitability”, and smooth, professional performance leaves one with the firm impression that, on an overall basis, the Troopers have proven themselves to be nothing less than THE corps of the year! To Jim Jones and his great staff, to their wonderful kids, to the city of Casper and the support they lend to the Troopers. one can say only “Congratulations! You are really IT!
