1960 winter Olympics

A young Marine Band trombonist, Walt Disney, and the 1960 Olympics

A young Marine Band trombonist, Walt Disney, and the 1960 Olympics

One of my colleagues who recently retired from the college was a featured soloist in the United States Marine Band for over two decades. He was the youngest-ever member of the group, second only to John Philip Sousa, and he played for five presidents, from Eisenhower to Ford. And what stories he has! But one day he brought this photo to my office—here’s the backstory: