by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
The Lukens Band, founded in 1911, was originally intended as a “more attractive and wholesome” activity than baseball, for Coatesville youth on Sunday afternoons. With the belief that “music has charms to soothe a savage beast”, Mr. and Mrs. Charles...
by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
The US Army Materiel Command Band was constituted on January 15, 1944 as the 389th Army band and was activated the following week at Fort Monmouth, NJ. The AMC Band has direct ties to the US Army Signal Corps Band and the 13th Cavalry Regimental Band, though it does...
by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
World War I was also known as “The War to End all Wars”. The underlying cause was the increasing economic and military competition between Britain and Germany; the spark that ignited it was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian...
by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
The Paoli Memorial Association was founded in 1896. It has responsibility for managing and protecting the Memorial Grounds and the gravesite, located on Monument Ave. in Malvern borough. The Memorial Grounds are the final resting place for the 53 men who were killed...
by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
Born in Paoli on January 1st, 1745, Anthony Wayne was a dashing, brave soldier in the young Continental army. Known for his bravery and quick temper, “Mad Anthony” first served in Canada in 1776. Later, Wayne’s troops helped defend Philadelphia at...
by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
A Special Remembrance for “Mr. Cakewalk”, Dr. Wiley Behler Wiley loved the Memorial Parade. A Committee member for twenty-three years, he walked along the parade route passing out flags and taking pictures and videos. In recent years, he delighted the crowd dressed...
