Boston Crusaders

Founded in 1940 as the Most Precious Blood Crusaders and later separating from the church parish that sponsored the group, the corps became the Hyde Park Crusaders and later the Boston Crusaders as it established itself as a national powerhouse. A charter member of DCI in the 1970s, it would not be until 1999 that Boston skyrocketed into the World Championship Finals. The corps has retained its spot among DCI�s elite Top 12 ever since. 2025 marks the organization's milestone 85th anniversary of continuous operations and programming.