Wet Weather Doused Special Performance

There was to be one terrific and appropriate concert at the Sousa Band Shell—”A Salute to our Armed Forces”—on the 70th anniversary of D Day.
It was most unfortunate that the weather did not cooperate for this to take place and as not only the concert goers would have enjoyed, it was to be a wonderful salute for the public to know and say, ‘thank you’ to the 10 members in the band who had served and were part of D Day.
The program planned was most appropriate, with Gus Segredo as narrator and the Color Guard of the Marine Corps league of Port Washington Detachment #614 to set off the evening.
Sandra A. Vigliotti is their music director. She went through Port Washington Schools and went on to a career in music. Raoul Camus, a past director of the group, was the well known director of the band of Queensboro College. His band had performed in the band shell many times.
While the weather, unfortunately, messed things up, I felt that at least it was important to write this letter in recognition, so Port Washington people will know what we all missed. (Experience has proven in past years that with a rain location it doesn’t work, as once people get back in their cars in the rain they go home.)
Perhaps, hopefully, another year this particular concert can take place. (Or be rescheduled.)
— June R. Mackey