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Taps.

Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognizable or more stirring and able to render emotion than Taps. Up until the Civil...

The Bells Rang.

On March 13, 1996, a man walked into the Dunblane (Scotland) Primary School armed with several guns. He fired his weapons 109 times...

There are cops...

Congratulations to Colonel Glenn M. McNeill, Jr of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol on his retirement. Press release here. We...

Strive for more.

We often start things with a very good reason behind why we are doing it. There is typically a motivation that is driving us forward. But...

Luck is no accident.

This past week (February 2017) members of Wake and District were lucky to play alongside The Piano Guys at performances in Asheville and...

Love is...

St. Valentine’s Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. Several martyrdom stories...

Mindfulness.

For the past year, nearly every part of our lives has been affected by COVID-19. Over time, this period of uncertainty can lead to...

On the horizon...

On Monday, January 4, 2021 the members of Wake and District gathered virtually as we held our annual general meeting looking back at 2020...

Shall we play for him?

On Saturday, December 5, 2020 our band was back participating at the Flowers Plantation Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, a tradition we...

When words fail...

Today we remember President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas,...

Checkered hats?

The Sillitoe Tartan was originally developed by Percy Sillitoe a pattern – of black-and-white or blue-and-white chequered markings. ...

True to the line.

In 1825, George Washington Doane, Bishop of New Jersey, wrote a poem entitled What Is That, Mother?, which included this verse: What is...

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