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   OSMOND POST CADETS 

Drum & Bugle Corps 

 VFW Post #1692, Philadelphia, PA

    Life after Osmond


This page illustrates some of the events and/or achievements in

our members lives.

(This is a work in progress, please let me know of any inaccuracy's or ommisions at w.beckmann@cox.net

 

 

 
Click to hear Bob play his Famous Soprano Bugle Solo "Stardust"

Bob Adair

Member World Drum Corps Hall of Fame

Member National Judging Association 

Snare Drummer with Reilly Raiders

Soprano Bugle with Reilly Raiders

 

Bugle Instructor and Music Arranger for:

 

  Reilly Raiders

  Liberty Bell

    Bracken Cavaliers

      Phila PAL Cadets

       Bordentown Little Devils

Earls of Bucks

Pittsburgh Rockets

Williamsport Eagles

Cramer Hill Rough Riders

St. Helena's Golden Eagles

 

Drum Instructor for:

 

Pennsauken Vagabonds

Horn-Ross-Weiss Cadets

           

Bob Adair Instructing Reilly Alumni Corps Oct94

 

 

 

Don Adair

Don and Vagabonds DM

Member World Drum Corps Hall of Fame

Member National Judging Association 

Soprano Bugle with Reilly Raiders

Baritone Bugle with Reilly Alumni Corps

Snare and Trumpet in the Marine Corps

 

      Bugle Instructor for:

 

  Pennsauken Vagabonds

     Belmawr Cadets

    Ridley Park Rangers

   Earl of Bucks

     Bracken Cavaliers

     Osmond Sr Corps

Reilly Raiders

Lambertville Volunteers

Cramer Hill Rough Riders

 

       M&M Instructor for:

 

      Osmond Post Cadets

      Phila PAL Cadets

Cramer Hill Rough Riders

 

 

 

Don in the 3rd Marine Regimental ACT Band

Mt Fuji, Japan (Played Snare and Trumpet) 

 

Don and the Sounds of Liberty Harmony Chorus 

Don Adair in Various Sounds of Liberty Uniforms

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Beckmann

US Army 1953

Soprano Bugle with Reilly Raiders

Soprano Bugle with West Coast Express

 

 

  M&M Instructor for:

 

 

The Continentals, Albuquerque, NM

 

 

                             The Squires, Santa Ana, Ca (The Velvet Knights feeder Corps)

                             Director: The West Coast Express Sr Corps, Santa Ana, Ca

                                     Director: The Golden Statesmen, San Diego, Ca

 

The Continentals, Albuquerque, NM 1968

 

Velvet Knights, Santa Ana, Calif 1973

 

The Squires, Santa Ana, Calif (The Velvet Knights Feeder Corps)1972

 

 

The San Diego Golden Statesmen 1974

 

 

 

 

 

Jack Cassidy (In Bracken Uniform)

Nationals 3rd Place Bracken Jr. Snare Drum 1951
City Champion Osmond Jr. Percussion Quartette 1953
National Champion Osmond Jr. Percussion Quartette 1953

City Champion Imhof Sr. Percussion Quartette 1954

Snare Drummer with

Terchon 49ers

Bracken Cavaliers

Osmond Hurricanes

Archer Epler

Imhoff Thunderbirds

Jersey Devils

Reilly Raiders

 

Member National Judges Association

Member Mid-Atlantic Judges Association

 

Drum Instructor For

Archer-Epler Sr.

Osmond Sr

Vasella Musketeers

Belles of Saint Mary (Gloucester)

Bracken Cavaliers

Bordentown Little Devils

Bordentown Jersey Devils Sr

Hellertown Jr Corps

Souderton American Legion

Chessmen (Easton)

Jr. Buccaneers (Hamburg)

Seahorses (Atlantic City)

Keystone Regiment

Rising Sun Post

The Earls of Bucks

Jr Buccaneers Hamburg, Pa

North Penn Marching Band Lansdale, Pa

 

 

 

 

 

Willie Curlott

 

 

 

Snare Drummer with USMC D&B  Corps

Snare Drummer with Yankee Rebels

Member of The Maryland Drum Corps Hall of Fame

 

 Drum Instructor for:

 

 USMC D&B  Corps, Washington, DC 

 

                                                   Yankee Rebels Sr Corps, 

 

Willie has become a published author!! Click here for details

 

 

 

John Danks (Formerly Father John Danks)

                        Ass't-Moderator, Moderator (Coordinator) Card. Dougherty H. S. Phila, Pa.

 

                   In 1966, the Band went to Europe, performing for Pope Paul VI in the Vatican and

                   meeting him,  Performing for Princess Grace Kelly and Prince Reneir and their

                   children in Monaco, and meeting her.

                   Winning first prize in the marching competition at the Wereldmusikconcours

                   in Kerkrade, Holland

 

 

John Dowlan

Member World Drum Corps Hall of Fame

Member International Drummers Hall of Fame

Member Mid-Atlantic Judges Association 

Member All-American Judges Association

Snare Drummer with Reilly Raiders

Snare Drummer with Archer Epler

 

Editor & Publisher of the Bugle and Drum Corps Times

(The First Drum Corps Newspaper) 

  Drum Instructor: 

   Osmond Post Cadets 1948-1949

  Bracken Cavaliers

  East Germantown 

    Fort Washington

      Bordentown Little Devils

        Royaleers All-Girl Drum & Bugle Corps

      Vasella Musketeers

Liberty Bell

    Air Force Drum & Bugle Corps

      Reading Buccaneers Sr Corps

      Reilly Raiders Sr Corps

       Pittsburg Rockets Sr Corps

      Yankee Rebels Sr Corps

      Westshoremen Sr Corps

 

        Bugle Instructor: 

      Bracken Cavaliers

       Belles of St Mary

        Reading Buccaneers

        (1st Bugle Instructor)

Career Highlight: VFW Nationals New York City 1951

 Winning 3 National Championship Gold Medals in One Hour:

Individual Snare Drum, Drum Quartette and Brass Quartette

 

 

 

 

 

Harry Ginther

Member World Drum Corps Hall of Fame

Member National Judging Association 

Snare Drummer with Reilly Raiders

 

Drum Instructor for:

Osmond Post Cadets

 Reilly Raiders

 Bracken Cavaliers

 East Germantown

 Liberty Bell

 

 

 

 

 

George Hildebrand

 

     M&M Instructor for:

Earl of Bucks

     Reading Buccaneers Sr Corps

   

 

 

 

 

Ted Locker

Soprano Bugle with Reilly Raiders

Drum Major of Reilly in the early 60's????

 

  M&M Instructor for:

East Germantown

                                                                                     Yearsley

 

 

 

 

 

Don Mihok

Click Here to see Don Marching with the West Point Hellcats in 

The Long Gray Line Movie

 

 

Don Mihok (Osmond/McCall)    Bill Maling (McCall)

 

Don Mihok                   Bill Maling

 

Glenn McCausland     Don Mihok     Bill Maling

Gettysburg, Pa in Sept 2000

Drumming together for the first time in 40 years

Check out the Stickwork, Bill Reamer will be proud

 

 

Member World Drum Corps Hall of Fame

Snare Drummer with Archer Epler Musketeers

Snare Drummer Tri-County Concert and Parade Band 

Snare Drummer with the West Point M A "Hellcats" Drum & Bugle Corps

Appeared in the "Long Gray Line" Motion Picture 

 

    Drum Instructor:

 

   East Germantown Cadets

    Archer Epler Jr Corps

      Reilly Alumni Corps

         Bangor Yellow Jackets Sr Corps

          Haddon Heights Jr Corps

        Vasella Musketeers Jr Corps

          Archbishop Woods HS Marching Band

           Bishop McDevitt HS Marching Band

 

               Member Mid-Atlantic Judges Association

                 Member DCA Sr Corps Judges Association

                Member Mid-America Combine Judges Assocation

                    Member All American Judges Association

                Member CYO Circuit Bands and Corps Judges Association

                                                                                                       

 

 

Geoege Mohelski

USAF Aviation Cadet 1953

 

Captain George Mohelski (Far right) and his crew.

George was in the Air Force from 1953 thru 1973

He flew B-47 and B-52 Bombers

Served two tours in Vietnam

 

 

 

Jeanne Nagel (Adair)

                                                                                          Color Guard Instructor:  

     Pennsauken Vagabonds

 

 

 

 

 

Barbera Roach (Woods)

Graduate of Temple Univ in 1977 with a BA in Liberal Arts (Speech and Hearing Sciences)

Graduate of Bowie State College in Maryland with a MS in Education in Reading

"Blossom Time" St Mary's Acadamy 1955

 

 

"Song of Norway" St Mary's Acadamy1954

 

 

"South Pacific" Lasalle College 1956  

 

"Music Man" Ft Leavenworth, Kansas 1970

Barbera is 2nd from the Right

 

Barbera as a Nun in the Sound of Music, at the International School of  Islamabad, in 1979

 

 

George and Barbera Woods going thru the recieving line on the

Marine Corps Birthday Celebration in Islamabad, Pakistan in 1978

a Year befoe the Embassy was sacked!

 

 

Dad Roach, Barbera and Mom Roach 1977

Barbera's Graduation from Temple Univ. BA Liberal Arts 1977

 

Barbera's Graduation from Bowie State College in 1983

 

 

 

 

Joe Roach

 

MP USMC Quantico, Va

    M&M Instructor:

     Osmond Post Cadets

      Osmond Sr Color Guard

 

 

 

 

Pat Roach

Pat as Music Instructor of the Parris Island USMC D &B Corps 1956

Parris Island USMC D &B Corps 1956

 

Baritone Bugle with Reilly Raiders

     Music Instructor:  USMC D & B Corps Parris Island

                                      Pat ran Marching Band shows in the Chicago area, New York and 

                                      for 7 years at Vet Stadium in Philly. He started a group called

                                      "Marching Band Directors of America" to run these shows.

                                  President and Soloist for the LaSalle College Glee Club 1959 thru 1961

Pat at the Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS Band Practice

The Us Ambassador to Ireland Presenting a St Patricks Day

Medal to Pat, the Editor and Publisher of Ruffles and 

Flourishes National Band Magazine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Larry Scott

Member World Drum Corps Hall of Fame

Baritone Bugle with Reilly Raiders

Member National Judging Association 

M&M Instructor: Osmond Post Cadets

President of The Reilly Raiders for 7 Years

Click to hear Larry play his Famous Reilly Solo - "Serenade" from the Operetta "The Student Prince"

 

 

 

 

Lee Wolf 

Member World Drum Corps Hall of Fame

Soprano Bugle with Archer Epler Musketeers

 

Bugle Instructor and Music Arranger for:

  Osmond Post Cadets

  Archer Epler Musketeers

    Yearsley Cadets

    Vasella Musketeers

   St Vincents Cadets

Arranger for many Famous Corps including Blessed Sacrament

 

 

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