1969
Music
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Tumbling Tumble Weeds
Aquarius
Let the Sun Shine In
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Awards & Recognitions
World Open Champions
Midwest Color Guard Champions
VFW National Color Guard Champions
AL National Color Guard Champions
Perform halftime show at Denver Broncos Professional Football Game
All-American Individual Contest
Snare - Bob Kalkoufen - Champion
Corps Members
Drum Major: Jim McIntyre
Guard Captains: Laurel Jones & Janet McCann
Corps Members
Marilyn Bailey, Libby Billings, Edith Booth, Kerry Coggan, Susan Cunningham, Linda Emmons, Marian Emmons, Jackie Feuerhelm, Cathy Fraser, Roxy Grantham, Sharon Grim, Dianna Gullette, Chris Haley, Cyndee Hoke, Carey Johnson, Gail Jones, Laurel Jones, Sandy Keller, Erna Lindahl, Janet McCann, Susan Mills, Laura Nickerson, Karen Norgaard, Peggy O’Neil, Debby Patterson, Suzanne Quenneville, Jolene Robinson, Linda Robinson, Rosie Snyder, Roxanne Venn, Jo Ellen Williams, Debbie Wood,Dennis Dusel, Ron Mokler, John Sherfeese, Gary Shockey, Eddie Bostwick, Rick Burge, Dan McIntyre, John Patterson, Shannon Swan, Bob Auflick, Stave Matus, Devon Michaels, Kirby Nickerson, Mike Sanchez, Bob Sisco, Linda White, John Zeigler, Doc Shutts, John Aanestad, Greg Bassett, Jim Carlton, Jeff Cleveland, Ed Davis, Paul Davis, Jim English, Jim Jones, Keith Koski, Paula LeBerge, John Lau, Rick Lemke, Duane Marker, Rick Peterson, Debbie Dundas, Melanie Jackman, Shirley Little, Mike DePaemelaere, Molly Smith, Lark Stratton, Steve Bon, Gordon Box, Mitzi Hede, Steve Johnson, Jerry Townsend, Sherry White, Bill Adamski, Brett Carr, John O’Hearn, Rick Rice, Dave Bohart, Charles Cioc, Tom Haass, Mike O’Hearn, Rob Babcock, Bryan Dilgarde, Brett Hede, George Keralis, Dave Nania, Leonard Grim, Sonja Grim, Joan Herring, Liane Herring, Dick DePaemelaere, Annette LeBerge, Cid Voth
Cadet Corps Members
Greg Blakely, Alana Beard, Beth Boam, Sally Bohart, Debbie Cameron, Kathy Gerdom, Mary Glasser, Claudia Madison, Melanie Marker, Nancy Mattson, Pamela Orr, Renee Penton, Vickie Peterson, Roxy Slothower, Roxanne Venn, Sandy Cunningham, Becky Dundas, Kerdie Hawkes, Sandy Keller, Odella Link, JoAnne Lucy, Debbie Parsons, Julie Shutts, Jim Billings, Jim Bradley, Kevin Coggan, Ferrell Cherry, Sherrill Cundy, Robert Dalton, Dick Faulkner, Craig Godtfring, Linette Godtfring, Scott Gullette, Patty Jackson, Paul Jenson, Kevin Kastner, Karen Keeble, Joan Keeley, Scott Loomis, Debbie Taggart, Tom Tucker, Irving Twiford, Ron Burlingame, Suzy English, Connie Jasmann, Norm Kozak, Sharon Motsch, Jean Perrett, Terri Sisco, Steve Tarrant, Melanie White, Doug Hemler, Kevin Ludiker, Alice Palmer, Barton York, Greg Wahl, Suzanne Corpuz, David Garner, Barbara Keralis, Jamie Kraen, Dayle Patterson, Debby Ritthaler, Philip Barnes, Brian Brown, Gary Cox, Dave Dorman, Mike Keralis, Lester Olsen, Dix Patterson, Steve Sanchez
A News Story
by Dick Blake
LYNN, Mass... August 14-15 --Under ideal weather conditions and to a packed house of over 17 ,000 enthusiastic, cheering fans, the Troopers of Casper, Wyoming captured the World title in one of the most spectacular finishes this writer has ever witnessed in many a moon.
Not one person in the jammed stadium was sitting as the 11th started to glide towards the finish line. The amazing Troopers continued to play their exit number although it was hard to hear it under the thundering ovation.
The finish line was next in the final strains of the closing fanfare, it was still impossible to hear “How the West was Won”, for it was obvious that Casper was here to win and the crowd knew it. The thunderous ovation continued until the Troopers disappeared behind the stadium exit.
Such was the excitement of this, the finest World Open in seven years. So many highlights of the evening that I’ll stick to random thoughts for the remainder of this abbreviated report.
The weather for the two day event was superb, but hot...no rain in sight. The flavor of the finals was befitting the World Open title with California, Ontario, New York, Mass., Minnesota, Illinois and of course, Wyoming.
The new Ali-Girl World Open Champion N.D.-Ettes from Bridgeport opened the evening with an exhibition followed by the new World Open “B”. Champions, the Warriors from Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
To begin the evening of finalists, the CCMC Warriors of New York came on strong and the Manhattan group wowed the stands with some of the best Gershwin heard anywhere.
Next came the first of two California representatives, the Santa Clara Vanguard. The music was superlative and for the first time in my mind, California can now boast of having come of age as a national contender with this entry from south of San Francisco and with Anaheim’s Kingsmen who I’ll cover later.
From north of the 49th in Canada, the De La Salle “Oaklands” showed statesiders why they’reshowing Canada a whole new picture this year...a great show with GE plus. St. Rita’s Brassmen were next and gone is any ID. of the old “Patrons”. Mesrs. Drietzer and Cluna have done fabulous things with the big “B” from Brooklyn.
If a crowd favorite had to be picked this night, it had to be Revere’s own 27th Lancers. With a beautifully executed show, it was D.M. Richard LaCamera’s finish that sapped everyone’s strength as on the finish line you could have believed this to be the finest Lancer performance since their founding a few seasons ago.
To the unbelievable siren sounds of Broadway’s number one hit “Hair”, the prelude of “Aquarius’. as performed by the 1968 World Open Champions, the Vanguard of Des Plaines, Illinois. The music was nothing short of phenomenal and me thinks that the crowd wasn’t ‘tuned-in’ for such a masterful display of musicianship. For Vanguard, a 4th place and $750.00.
Next came the Big ---beautiful blue of Anaheim, Disneyland’s Official “Band”? ...official band! ...the Kingsmen of Anaheim. Finishing third in such a talented field makes me believe, as I said earlier, that California made the big Drum Corps map this evening. A third for Anaheim and $1,000.00.
The ninth contender this evening was the ‘66-67 champs of World Open, the Crusaders of Boston. Again, a partisan ovation of high magnitude and Jim Stokinger had’ ‘Conquest’ , on it’s way. Boston was hot and Ed Denon’s music was never better, nor Paul Palange’s great M&M better executed. For Boston, a bridesmaid roll tonight with a second and $1, 500.00.
Adjectives and superlatives exhausted, what can be said about the Wyoming Good Will Ambassadors that wouldn’t sound worn out. Suffice to say, as colleague Herb Cole captioned it, “How the East was Won”... Jim Jones juggernauts rolled over the field in a masterful show that is just plain pure GE.
From “How the West was Won”, through “Tumbling Tumbleweeds”, and on an on into their final fanfare, the Troopers spun magic from both sides of Manning Bowl. People below the stands jammed the exits for a view of what was to be the new World Champions.
Jim McIntyre garnered the huge winning trophies, the World Open Blue Flag, a check for $2,500.00 in cash and the 1969 Dodge Tradesman equipment truck. It was a popular victory for the Plainsmen of Casper and not many of those 17 ,000 plus spectators will soon forget what they saw.
Prelims in Philadelphia
The Casper Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps at the 1969 VFW Nationals Prelims Philadelphia.
