Presidential inaugural parades Highty-Tighties

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highty-tighties march in 1969 nixon inaugural parade


the honor of marching in presidential inaugural parades has been bestowed on highty tighties 11 times since 1917. honor represents both reputation , pride of band , hard work of highty-tighty alumni , friends in lobbying honor.



march 4, 1917, vpi cadet band played in first presidential inaugural parades president woodrow wilson.
jan 20, 1953, highty-tighties won grand prize in president dwight d. eisenhower s first inaugural parade.
jan 20, 1957, highty-tighties won second consecutive presidential inaugural parade, again marching president eisenhower.
jan 20, 1961, highty-tighties won third consecutive presidential inaugural, marching president john f. kennedy. in doing so, become band win parade 3 times consecutively. no other band had won more once @ time.
jan 20, 1965, highty-tighties marched president lyndon johnson retired champions of presidential inaugural parade. first parade ruled non-competitive, decision made days before parade, because of highty-tighties dominance of parade in past years.
jan 20, 1969, highty-tighties marched in president richard m. nixon s inaugural parade in january 1969 undefeated champions , , presented white ribbon 3 silver stars. ribbon symbolized 3 consecutive years highty-tighties won parade. earlier bands awarded white ribbon single star inaugural parade first place appearance.
jan 20, 1973, highty-tighties marched in president richard m. nixon s second inaugural parade.
jan 20, 1977, highty-tighties marched in president jimmy carter s inaugural parade.
jan 20, 1981, highty tighties marched in president ronald reagan s first inaugural parade, marching unit without instruments.
jan 20, 1985, inaugural parade, president reagan s second, cancelled due extreme cold (only time in inaugural history).
jan 20, 1997, highty-tighties marched in president bill clinton s second inaugural.
jan 20, 2005, highty-tighties marched in president george w. bush s second inaugural parade (the highty tighties 11th inaugural parade).






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