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11:31pm 08-31-2015Bill Everett
Year(s) in the Corps
1964-65Section in the Corps
BuglesYour Favorite Food
Grechka-
Herald soprano. Thanks to the standing pass, I worked as waiter/bartender/bouncer in the Dixieland Lounge in Pascagoula Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights when they had live music. My roommate, Carl Bender, played lead guitar in the band there. Smokey from the Triangle played piano. Rhythm guitar and drummer were Pascagoula locals.
My favorite cadences were Split 9 and Spastic Spider.
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11:18am 07-27-2015Anthony Robinson
Year(s) in the Corps
Two MonthsSection in the Corps
Drums- I was a member of the KBKDBC during the months of July through August 1978 while attending Admin Training. I retired after serving 34 years, ten months and five days.(two wars: Desert Storm and OIF). One of my fellow drummers was Brian Butts. I lost contact with him after transferring to Barksdale AFB.
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5:22pm 07-23-2015Kevin Brooks
Year(s) in the Corps
1985Section in the Corps
trumpet- If anyone has any photos of the corp from 1985, I'd love to have a copy. I was Quartermaster from Feb to Oct 1985.
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12:55pm 06-29-2015Del Meadows
Year(s) in the Corps
1982Section in the Corps
StyxYour Favorite Food
Anything that comes with a scotch.-
I was just remembering all the parades we did for Mardis Gras '82
"Hit It"
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3:22pm 06-27-2015Thomas P. Stiles
Year(s) in the Corps
1Section in the Corps
G soprano bugleYour Favorite Food
see rats, beans and franks i'll trade you for that poundcakeWhat You Want For Christmas
A picture of me in the military- hello I was going to intercept operations school at the time I played with the blue Devils, thanks for the footage in 1968 I am in there somewhere as I recall I had a blue and white rope and a single picture of me is hanging somewhere I was also a member of the tri-state champion Cambria cadets from Ebensburg PA .Lost everything when my father died in 72. I have no pictures of me in the military whatsoever all I have left is my P 38 and good memories of the drum and bugle corps. Thank you you may repost.
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7:19am 06-19-2015David Cloutier
Year(s) in the Corps
1Section in the Corps
Guideon BearerYour Favorite Food
CheeseburgersWhat You Want For Christmas
Nothing-
It was a great time!
Have some photos to share!
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12:20am 05-18-2015Frederick D Zagurski
Year(s) in the Corps
July 1966 - May 23rd 1967Section in the Corps
BaritoneYour Favorite Food
apple pie ala modeWhat You Want For Christmas
To be with my wife of 45 years, who died from Alzheimer's 9:25AM July 15, 2013- When we heard that a pizza place refused to serve a black airman, we marched down there and told them we would make his place off limits to all airmen if he did it again. The black airman was Gerald Love. I got to know him and when we both got stationed at Fairchild AFB in Spokane, WA I asked him if he would like to be roommates. He agreed and we became best friends. I met a pretty nursing student at the base dance on January 6th, 1968. We became engaged on August 24th and married on December 14th. Gerald was my best man. He now lives in Texas with a large family including many adopted children that no one else wanted. If only that pizza owner could have seen his heart and not just the color of his skin.
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11:51am 03-21-2015Mark House
Year(s) in the Corps
1972-73Section in the Corps
Bugle and Bugle SergeantYour Favorite Food
Pork Tenderloin- Just found the FB page which lead me here. Good communicating with old members!
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11:10am 03-18-2015Darrin Mclellan
Year(s) in the Corps
1989Section in the Corps
Bugle- Great Memories from the Blue Knights. Marching in the 1989 Mardi Gras parade is still one of my best memories from my time in the Air Force.
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7:26pm 03-05-2015Jeff Kromer
Year(s) in the Corps
Aug '74 - May '74Section in the Corps
drum Section -- Snare and Drum Sgt my last couple of months-
I think Gary Hart was the guy who gave me my audition. Other drummers were Mike Coffee and a guy named Bucannan and Mike Holtz. I had the honor of recruiting the very first female into the Drum Section. We didn't want her as there had never been female members in the Corps other than Fag and Rifle Teams. But she insisted and the Base Commander agreed with her. Other great memories included the Hail and Farewells we had in the old practice bld near the water towers on base. I recently found my old helmet (liner) painted in Blue Knight colors, which prompted me to google this site. If there is a display case for such items on Keesler, I would gladly mail it.
I went through 304x4 Dirt Radio School at Keesler and spent the next 37 years on active duty, all in comm career fields, retiring a Colonel in 2011. Highlights included commanding the 92 CS and 52 CS , serving as the MNSTC-I J6 for a year in 2009, and Drum Sgt, Keesler Blue Knights!
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11:02pm 02-09-2015Ray Parker
Year(s) in the Corps
1965Section in the Corps
DrumsYour Favorite Food
Pizza- Was in the D&B from April to September 1965 and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Also had the chance to go through my first hurricane, Betsy, while at Keesler. Remember playing for troop change everyday as the folks on B shift would march off to classes and the troops from A shift would march coming from school. Also remember playing for the monthly parades on the flight line and watching the medics dragging the troops who had passed out to the ambulances in the back. Overall, a great experience and enjoyed my time there. Ended up going career and spent 20 years, 6 months and 18 days in the USAF, 11 years overseas including a year in Vietnam, retired as a SMSgt.
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9:56pm 01-12-2015Todd Brewer
Year(s) in the Corps
August 1981 to March 1982Section in the Corps
Corps Commander, 1st SopYour Favorite Food
TacosWhat You Want For Christmas
To be surrounded by friends- I miss you guys. War has been hell.
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4:37pm 01-01-2015Jim Fenton
Year(s) in the Corps
1964- 1965Section in the Corps
Herald BugleYour Favorite Food
Phil Blanco I remember you quite well Email me- I was there under 1Lt Jerry Williams and Borelli as drum Major. The wildest thing that happened to me was my 21st birthday which I celebrated 2/12/65 of course I was enebriated when I got back from town and of course the guys grabbed me and through me in the shower well they were in my room whooping and laughing including the Lt, I came walking up the hall J bird naked carrying my under wear Someone stuck their head out of my room and I thru my underwear at them well they saw me throw and jerked their head back in, and of course the Lieutenant stuck his head out at the same moment.... Whap right in the side of his head all he said was put him to bed, boy was I worried, Wish he was still alive so he could corroborate this story. I remember water fights between the downstairs and the upstairs, Its kind of hard to charge up the stairs With a 50 gal trashcan of water hitting us in the chest, well opened the backdoor and let the water flow outside that ended the water fight, they won....Phil Blanco email me jcfenton@gmail.com.
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11:41pm 12-09-2014Octavius Wright
Year(s) in the Corps
1983Section in the Corps
StyxYour Favorite Food
GrilledWhat You Want For Christmas
I already have it. :-)-
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2:42pm 11-29-2014Ed Schroeder
Year(s) in the Corps
Jan 66-Dec 66Section in the Corps
Tenor DrumYour Favorite Food
JapaneseWhat You Want For Christmas
Peace on Earth- The Corps made training easier and we had some good times. Who remembers the guy who ploughed up the squadron area? Left USAF in 1969. Have lived in Sydney Australia since 1971. Still working as Security Administrator at Sydney International Airport.