1997
Music
American Salute
The Way West
Magnificent Seven
America the Beautiful
Awards & Recognitions
Corps Members
Drum Major: Joshua White
Guard Captain: Dianne Harris
Robert Allcock, Dallas Anspach, Alan Asher, Jack Beasley, Travis Beckman, Amy Biggs, Kelley Boesch, Erin Butler, Jake Campbell, Kristen Campbell, Jason Capps, Katherine Coats, Adam Corson, Jason Curtis, Greg Duchscher, Casey Edmunds, Crystal English, Joe Foldenauer, Eric Gallipo, Marcus Galizzi, Dan Harkins, Joe Hodgson, John Holdaway, Jennifer Holt, Lindsay Jackson, Ryan Jackson, Julie Johnson, Missy Johnson, Sean Kinnion, Dennis Kroening, Jennifer Lee, Lizette Martinez, Megan Maurer, Jacob McIntosh, TJ McKenzie, Jason Metzger, Stephen Moore, Margo Motl, Adam Nichols, Ben Nikolson, Morgan Nowlan, Alicia Ozanich, JT Paasch, Teresa Palmer, Cameron Payne, Dan Perkins, Patricia Petty, Angela Phelan, Rob Price, Heidi Querhn, Sara Querhn, Leah Seamount, Aemalemaio Seui, Nina Sherwood, Jason Smith, Sadie Smith, Genny Sphect, Jake Stallings, Molly Stroud, Brooke Swanson, Donnell Tate, Rich Trujillo, Danny Vasquez, Teresa Weepie, Jennifer Williams, Ameila Young
From the DCI Yearbook:
For longer than anyone can remember, the Troopers have been known as “America’s Corps.” There is no corps that “says” America with as much pride, nor is any other corps more associated with the American flag, music of the American west and unabashed patriotism. They are as American as the fourth of July.
The corps was founded by drum corps icon and legend, Jim Jones in 1957 as the Casper Drum & Bugle Corps. Due to their remote location and distance from competitions, the Troopers become the country’s first touring group, writing the book on touring as they figured out how to do it. Cities not used to the novelty of seeing corps from outside their region advertised “The Troopers are Coming!” on billboards and flyers.
Each year when the corps returned home, the citizens of Casper would greet them with a stadium full of fans and the corps would perform one more show before disbanding until preparation for the next season.
The corps uniforms help contribute to the mystique, replicating those worn by the 11th Ohio cavalry. This is the regiment of Lt. Caspar Collins, who died in the battle of 1865 near what would later become his namesake city. In the 1977 DCI program book, Jones is quoted as stating, “Drum Corps is show business. It’s only fitting we maintain the military theme portrayed in our uniforms as well as entertaining professionally.”
Drum corps as show business us something the corps has never lost sight of, which is why they have continued to entertain thousands as “America’s Corps.”
