ffernbus3 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 This is Donna Mae Smith. She was the first woman bugler in the US Army and later a member of The Hormel Girls Drum and Bugle Corps. I had written her years ago while researching The Hormel Girls Drum and Bugle Corps, the first all-woman corps to compete at American Legion Nationals in 1947, and received a very nice and personable letter back from her....a very sweet woman and certainly modest about her place in the history of field brass. She recently was inducted into the Bugler's Hall of Fame and here's the story from her local paper: http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090722/NE...entprofile=1057 Be sure to watch the video at the bottom of the page. RON HOUSLEY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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