Saluting our servicemen and women on Veterans Day

Flashback Friday African-American drum corps

American Woodmen Cadets: 
George Farrell sent these photos of a corps he marched as a member of, the American Woodmen Cadets from St. Louis, Mo. They were the Missouri State Champions for more than 14 years.

American Woodmen Cadets

Bedford Stuyvesant Carter Cadets: 
Harold Craig Barber sent this picture of the Brooklyn, N.Y., Bedford Stuyvesant Carter Cadets at the 1969 VFW National Championship Prelims in Philadelphia, Pa.

Bedford Stuyvesant Carter Cadets

Wynn Center Toppers 
Elmo James sent this picture of the 1968 Wynn Center Toppers. The Corps competed in the N.Y. competitive circuit. The individual carrying the white bass drum is Elmo James, founder of Scenic City Drum and Bugle Corps.

Wynn Center Toppers

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