Nixon and the Band – 1969

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The Valley Forge Military Academy and Junior College Band was invited to represent the State of Pennsylvania in Richard Nixon’s January 20, 1969 Inauguration Parade.   VFMA Alum Bruce Daggett, 67 & 69 JC, sent this picture of the band passing by the reviewing stand and this letter from President Nixon 4 days later thanking the school. Secondly, the Band and Glee Club performed in Concert the same year in the White House for President Nixon. Click on any image to view a higher resolution version. Thanks to Bruce for another terrific contribution! This post is also permanently placed under the … Get your chin in and keep reading…

Interview with John Hoffman, ’69

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One of our esteemed fellow VFMA alumni, who chooses to remain nameless, sent me this note on the Book of Faces: “Dan, I just came across this about John Hoffman, ‘legendary’ Bandsman ’69. Excellent audio interview with him. Many of us always wanted to know all that he had been involved in. This says it all.” This unnamed, “honorable” alum, who wore three pips and a tuba my plebe year, is correct — it’s a really terrific interview! Originally heard on… [Edited to correct graduation year.]

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Feltham Era Reunion in October – UPDATE

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Posted at the request of the author, James Meckley ’67. August 8, 2017 Gentlemen, It is the beginning of August and the agenda is set, the Banquet is in place, transportation to events are booked and only 39 out of 629 bandsmen are missing, 483 have been contacted and unfortunately 109 are deceased. To this point there are 48 paid to attend the Banquet and thirty eight (38) rooms have been reserved. Thirty (30) have been kind enough to contact me with regrets. A few others told me before this all began that the weekend we picked would be a problem … Get your chin in and keep reading…

Feltham Era Reunion in October – Weekend Schedule of Events

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Jim asked me to post the weekend schedule of events for the upcoming October reunion of Feltham-era Band alumni. Below that is an updated list of attendees. Click on the image to enlarge in a new window. Please direct any inquiries to the event organizer, jimmeckley@yahoo.com. As always, you may leave comments for this website in the comments section or contact me directly.  — Dan

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