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"Marching Band" (May 30, 2021)

Lakeshore Public Media | By Ryan Priest
Published May 30, 2021 at 1:15 PM CDT
Michigan City Area Schools

It was a prestigious honor for the Hammond High School Marching Band to get an invitation to a Memorial Day ceremony at Soldier Field.  In this program from May 30, 1967; Shep tells his audience how an alert drum major averted disaster after the tuba section ran into trouble.
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