Jeff Hildinger submitted this classic photo and caption.
This photo is of the Cavaliers in the August, 1966 VFW pre-championship parade down Fifth Avenue in New York City. As a fan, I traveled from Michigan by bus (due to an airline strike) to my first major drum corps championship. I returned home on my first airplane ride on a new "Whisperjet," which was fortunate since noise canceling headphones hadn't been invented. Days later in the VFW National Finals in Jersey City, N.J., the Cavaliers finished second behind the Troopers.
This photo is of the Cavaliers in the August, 1966 VFW pre-championship parade down Fifth Avenue in New York City. As a fan, I traveled from Michigan by bus (due to an airline strike) to my first major drum corps championship. I returned home on my first airplane ride on a new "Whisperjet," which was fortunate since noise canceling headphones hadn't been invented. Days later in the VFW National Finals in Jersey City, N.J., the Cavaliers finished second behind the Troopers.