1963
Music
Battle Hymn
El Capitan
Taboo
Lazy River
Little Red Wing
Wagon Wheels
Stars and Stripes
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Awards & Recognitions
Runner-up; VFW Championships
Corps Members
Drum Major: Pete Emmons
Michelle Charbonneau, Lynn Coolbaugh, Dianne Davis, Kathy Davis, Lynnette Evans, Janet Ferrell, Vicki Jensen, Cathy Jones, Laurel Jones, Florence Lau, Rhonda Murray, Lucy Parsons, Beverly Pulanco, Jeanette Putnam, Mary Schneider, Mary Shea, Eddie Bostwick, Jody Murray, Johnny Patterson, Ruth Anne Smith, Bill Bailey, Mark Peden, Fred Sanford, Jim McDaniel, Carol McMillan, Pamela Miller, Jim Booth, Terry Carr, Vickie Carlen, Rutheda Lofink, Jack McClellan, Barry Miller, Donna Neely, Mary Sparks, Jim Wade, John Belz, Margaret Broadbent, Linda Carlen, Vern White, Tom Anderson, Bernice Hollandsworth, Ron Kalkofen, Lloyd Banta, Peter Banta, Robert Campos, Bill Garner, Dick Hinerman, Virginia Nunez, John Shea, Walt Heath, Don M. Carr, Greg Carr, Ken Davis, Blain Gillingham, Jim Herdt, Dean Jackman, Larry Kimble, Ray Maxon, Nick Krause, Gary Priess, Karl Swenson
Cadet Corps Members
Cathy Anderson, Judy Bryant, Edithe Booth, Susan Cunningham, Donna Davis, Georgia Drazick, Sharon Garrison, Vickie Jones, Linda Mokler, Nancy Pock, Billie Jo Santisteven, Jo Ellen Williams, Paul Bingeniemer, Dennis Dusel, Linda Grierson, Bob Kalkofen, Ronnie Mokler, Ron Ulrich, Randy Devendorf, Kenny Meinzer, Hank Franks, Gary Shockey, Danny Wilson, Cheryl Ellis, Sandy Maxon, Glynn Jensen, Eileen White, Russell Gardner, Alan Goodrich, Jake Johnson, Kenton Kimble, Randy Murray, Joe Sonesen, Robert Washenfelder, Carolyn Bailey, Kenny Barrett, Kandra Carr, Bill Cummings, Dick DePaemelaere, Bill Fyock, Doris Graveman, Ken Graves, Don Hollandsworth, John Larramendy, Rosanna Lau, John McCurdy, Bill Marburger, Allen Mitchell, Charles Moser, Jeff Parsons, Pat Polichio, David Ramsey, Rich Fufenacht, Betty Sparks, Clinton Thorpe
A Personal Remembrance
by Sean McRactagan (Troopers Fan!)
In 1963, I was on a four day pass from Camp Pendleton, Cal, awaiting orders to Vietnam. Some friends of mine who were with the USMC D&B Corps decided to go to the VFW Nationals. As a transplanted Archer-Epler Musketeer, I wanted one last look at some Drum Corps before shipping out.
I wasn’t just pleasantly surprised, I was overwhelmed when the Troopers took the field. All we could ask each other was “where in the name of #$%^ did these kids come from?” I had always liked Garfield, but that changed that day. With little or no competition to improve their performance, the Troopers stood up to the best in the country, and in my opinion, didn’t have to bow their heads to anyone, I thought they did a better job than the Cavies. They performed like nothing I had ever seen in a new Corps. (And I was M&M inst. for the Ridley Park Rangers, in Pa, and for the Anaheim Scouts.) And the horn line blew me away. What a treat.
My hat was off that day to whomever taught that wagon wheel maneuver that made me a Trooper fan for life.
Thanks for the memories!
