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This is the Comanche, Texas High School marching band.  It was either 1955 or 1956 and I am in the color guard, the last person on the front row.

We practiced at 7 a.m. every morning for two weeks before school started.  When we could practice on the football field, we practiced marching 6 steps to 5 yards, which meant everybody stayed in line if they could keep up.

My dad designed the half time shows for the football games.  Nowadays there are computer programs for that.  We learned to play while marching, and had to memorize our parts so we didn't have to have those little clip-on music stands when we marched.

Carolyn Meyers, Quay Williams, Joyce McNutt, Bethel McDaniel, Patsy Atwood.  Color guard carried white wooden fake rifles and learned maneuvers with them.  I don't remember when we carried the flag, at parades I guess.