Troop 53 Fife and Drum Crops at Greenwood Cemetery in Marietta PA.
Thursday May 25,2006
l-r: Willy Weller, bass drum; Patrick Cassidy drummer; Ben Andrick, fifer; Nicol Hessong, fifer; TommyNess, fifer; Josh Jensen, fifer; Auburn Wherley, fifer; Casey Hungler,fifer
FDC members by the grave of Civil War musician Daniel Clemmans in Lancaster Cemetery. (l-r back row :Tommy Ness, Nicol Hessong, Ben Andrick, Patrick Cassidy, Front row l-r: Josh Jensen, Auburn Wherley, Casey Hungler, Willy Weller)
Members of the Troop 53 Fife and Drum Corps (FDC) joined with the Sons of Union Veterans and the Lancaster Veterans and reenactors from Lancaster's Veteran Volunteer Infantry to honor Civil War veterans and all veterans on Tuesday May 30 2006. Dressed in Civil War uniforms, theyplayed in ceremonies at Civil War grave sites in Lancaster Cemetery and Greenwood Cemetery in Lancaster. Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray, a descendant of a Civil War Veteran, was the guest speaker at the Greenwood ceremony.
On Monday morning the Troop 53 FDC marched in the Marietta American Legion parade and played at graveside in the Marietta Cemetery where State Rep David Hickernell was the guest speaker. Later in the Day the entire Troop and the FDC marched in the Maytown Memorial Day Parade sponsored by the Maytown American Legion Post.
Fife & Drum Crops Marietta marchers (l-r Casey Hungler, fifer; Josh Jensen, fifer; Willy Weller, bass drummer; Alex Flick, drummer; Tommy Ness, fifer; John Coleman, banner carrier; Nicol Hessong, fifer; Patrick Cassidy, drummer (hidden); Auburn Wherley, fifer; Kyle Jensen, banner carrier; Stephen Dietrick, drummer; FDC members not able to attend Marietta Parade w troop--Ben Andrick, fifer; Chad Eichelberger, fifer; Kevin Myer, fifer)
The Fife and Drum Corps currently has Twelve musicians and is always seeking more.
Contact: Mike and Jeanne Cassidy
PO Box 63 Maytown, PA 17550
717-426-3941
