Word: bandsman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...complained about Specialist David B. Cortright's abilities as an Army bandsman at Fort Wadsworth in New York City. But Cortright's antiwar activities were another matter. He signed a protest petition published in the New York Times and distributed literature to fellow band members. After his fiancee and the wives of four other musicians tried to march with the band in an Independence Day parade last year carrying signs saying "NixOn War" and "Military Wives for Peace," the Army had had it. Some band privileges were revoked, and when dissension within the ranks followed, the Army transferred...
Faubus' personal attacks merely rebounded off Bumpers' wholesome persona. The son of a hardware-store owner who had served in the state legislature, Bumpers has been a Scoutmaster, Sunday school teacher, World War II Marine sergeant and smart-stepping bandsman (trumpet) at the University of Arkansas. He took over the family store when his parents were killed in a 1949 auto crash, later sold it to buy a 360-acre farm and raise Angus cattle. He sold some of the cattle to finance his campaign against Faubus...