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Peggy Twiggs’ groundbreaking work with the color guards of the 27th Lancers, the Cadets and the Star of Indiana influenced a generation of members and designers. Margaret “Peggy” Twiggs began her drum corps career with the 27th Lancers of Revere, Mass., in 1967. She aged out there in 1973, when she began instructing that corps color guard. She remained there until 1981, when she joined the instructional staff of the Garfield Cadets, where she remained until 1989 (with some “guest appearances” in 1990). Later she worked with the Emerald Marquis winter guard. Twiggs currently works as a United States probation clerk for the District of Massachusetts.
“I can think of nobody who has had a more direct effect on the technical training, accuracy and precision of modern color guard than Peggy,” DCI Hall of Famer Michael Cesario said in his nomination letter. “She singularly bridged the gap between old and new drum corps styles, creating champions by emphasizing achievement and personal growth,” Cesario said in the letter. “Peggy has affected so many lives. She is an honorable woman who has gone beyond the call of duty for this activity and it is because of her that guard is what it is today. On a personal level, it is because of her that I am who I am today. Peggy Twiggs is my mentor and someone that will never be forgotten in my eyes,” said April Gilligan in a nomination letter. Gilligan is a longtime guard instructor with the Cadets.
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