Logan Square

In 1935 the Vanguard drum & bugle corps was born under the sponsorship of the International order of the Svithiod, which happily did not lend its name to the new group. When the sponsorship was taken over by the Logan Square Post 405 of Chicago, the corps' name became "Logan Square". The Mel Tierney American Legion Post took over the sponsorship in 1951, with which came the corps' expected name change to "Mel Tierney". By the time the Skokie Valley VFW Post 3854 took over the corps, it was known as the Skokie Vanguard, then the Chicago Vanguard, although there was never an official connection with the Windy City. Finally, with a relocation to Des Plaines, under the sponsorship of the Des Plaines VFW Post and the IAMAW (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), the corps best-known handle, Des Plaines Vanguard became official.

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