The Official Site for the 2002, 2003 AND 2004 Royal-Airs Reunion Corps and The Royal-Airs Junior Drum and Bugle Corps


(Place your mouse on the portrait...presto!)

The Alamo Rangers organized in 1954 and four short years later, after purchasing uniforms from the Belmont Grenadiers, formed the legend that is now the Chicago Royal-Airs.The Royal-Airs revitalized the full-corps company front and the ever-popular American Flag presentation. The Van Gilder portrait above was donated by corps members from Minnesota. It hung in Royal-Air Hall from 1965 until the corps folded in 1969. Reunited in 2002, following a 34-year absence from the field, the Royal-Airs set a new standard for alumni corps around the nation. The Royal-Airs Reunion Corps paid tribute to its founder, Sie Lurye, in 2002. In 2003 the Big Blue dedicated its season to Col. Truman Crawford, brass arranger from 1962-1968. Then, in 2004 and 2005 the Royal-Air Alumni Corps entered the field with totally revitalized programs committed to providing marching members and drum corps fans more opportunities to experience military style drum corps and the tradition of one of the most renowned corps in drum corps history.

The Royal-Airs took a successful venture into arena drum corps in 2009, keeping the stands excited with their traditional sound and look. In 2010, Royal-Airs hope to continue to grow, as they look to another fine arena season.


LEFT:Thanks to Bill Blomquist for turning me on to this gorgeous piece. It is hard NOT to get teary-eyed.RIGHT: Rich Meyer and Skip Swoverland warm up with Cabs drum line.

A QUICK REVIEW OF 2010 CABS ALUMNI: READ BOB'S BLOG.


WHY NOT ATTEND A CAMP THIS MONTH? KILTIES AND CABALLEROS(open house)ON JANUARY 31: RELIVE THE EXPERIENCE


Independence Day Pix






Click below to upload one of three Royal-Air openers:"Mutiny on the Bounty(1963)"; "Flying Machines(1966)"; "Vaquero(1968)"

  • Mutiny on the Bounty
  • Flying Machines
  • Vaquero
    		•  SCORES FROM 1962 AMERICAN LEGION NATS
  • 1 Garfield Cadets 87.750
  • 2 Royal Airs 83.783
  • 3 Troopers 77.083
  • 4 Sky Ryders 76.866
  • 10 Mariners 42.816

    SCORES FROM 1964 VFW NATS
  • 1 Racine Kilties 85.950
  • 2 Chicago Royal Airs 84.470
  • 3 Chicago Cavaliers 83.950
  • 4 Boston Crusaders 82.920
  • 5 Saint Kevin's Emerald Knights 82.500
  • 6 St. Joseph's of Batavia 82.050
  • 7 Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights 81.000

    • There are at least seven people who either worked with RA and MOB or who influenced the direction of RA and MOB: Donny Allen, Roman Blenski, Truman Crawford, Sie Lurye, Ken Norman, Steve Vickers, Don Warren.
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    A special thanks to Adrianne Kaplan, John Aslakson, Cindy Bateman, Chris Ferrara, David Dean, and "Smitty", Vicki Martin, Kathy Roberge, Denise Szlagowski, Ken Szadowski, Barb Stoffel, Nancy Bender,Bob Waninski, Dave Borck,Peg Saip, Jim White, Jeff Williams, Bob Mujica, Mike Margraf,David Plein and Dan Landbo for pictoral contributions to this website.


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