Every marching unit has its own unique banner. It announces who the next unit is, where they are from, and who their sponsor is. I didn’t get the chance to see many back in the day. We were too busy loading / unloading, marching / playing, to just stand idle and watch other units and their banners go by.
50+ years later, I finally get to see what other corps were using to announce their arrival. It’s an important piece of advertising. It sets the tone of the unit that follows. Some are regimental, some are splashy, and some are…underwhelming.
Choose your favorite below, if you can.
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Longview-Kelso, Washington
1958 Greenwood Boys Club D&BC
Seattle, Washington
Later known as – The Seattle Thunderbirds
1961 Athena-Weston Falcons (Oregon)
1962 Seattle Thunderbirds Marching with their VFW Banner
1963 – 68 Thunderbirds – Seattle, Washington
1963 Tri-Cities Columbians, Washington
1960s Percussion Nauts. [Later known as the Patriots]
Spokane, Washington
Longview-Kelso, Washington
1966 – 1969 – Cascade Cadets 1970 – 1971 Seattle Cascades 1972 thru Mid 1990s
Seattle, Washington
1966 Longview Mustangs – Longview, Washington
1968 Optimist Flamingos – Salem, Oregon
1968
1969 Imperial Cadets – Portland, Oregon
1969 Royal Lancers – Portland, Oregon
September 1969
Sentinels – Bellevue, Washington
1971 Big Sky Reveliers – Billings, Montana
1973 Alberta Girls – Alberta BC, Canada
1973 Escadrille – Salem, Oregon
1974 Shamrocks – Seattle, Washington
1970s Renaissance – Spokane, Washington
ca 2002 thru 2011 (maybe longer)
1957 is not correct. It was a rogue Director’s attempt to show the Cascades history as a direct outgrowth of the Seattle Thunderbirds’ history. The Cascades were indeed born out of the Thunderbird Cadets, but with a founding date of June 1966
2014 Thunder (Formerly “Spokane Thunder”)
Spokane Washington
2016 Seattle Cascades, Washington
July 4, 2019
Tri-Cities Columbians, Washington
2019
Pacific Alliance Sr Drum Corps
******Drill Teams******
1969 La Senoritas Drill Team – Seattle, Washington
2013 North Queens Drill Team – Seattle, Washington
2015 Ballard Eagles Drill Team – Seattle, Washington
(This banner probably dates back to the early 1970s)