The Vanguard won its first championship
in 1970 at the American Legion Championships in Portland, OR. In
1971, the Vanguard traveled to Dallas, TX and won the coveted Veterans
of Foreign War Championships. In 1972, Drum
Corps International (DCI) was formed with the Vanguard as one
of the founding members.
The Vanguard has won six DCI
world championship titles (73, 74, 78, 81, 89 and 99), along with
many other regional championships titles. Membership in the Vanguard
is primarily between the ages of 16 through a maximum age of 22.
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