The Second Marine Aircraft Wing Band, currently on tour from Cherry Point, North Carolina, will present a
memorable evening of musical entertainment in Sparta, NC on September 26, 2009.

Spanning the continental United States, the musicians of this Marine Corps Band entertain audiences at more than 225 performances each year. With an authorized strength of one officer and 50 enlisted Marines, the band travels more than 50,000 miles annually carrying on a long-standing tradition of excellence and service to both Corps and Country.

The Band promises an exciting program that the entire family is sure to enjoy. Performance numbers will be
selected from familiar marches, traditional classics, patriotic favorites, big band sounds, jazz, country, and
Top 40 hits.

This concert, sponsored by Alleghany County Sesquicentennial Committee, Hillbilly Wes Brinegar, Rotary
Club of Alleghany, New Covenant Church, Alleghany Jubilee, Sparta Lions Club, Laurel Ridge Camp &
Conference Center, WCOK Radio, Alleghany Cablevision, VFW Post #7034, Sparta Marine Corps League
1298, Sparta Jubilee Red Hat Society, Ms. Alleghany-2009 Helen Crouse, Ruth Halsey, Dorcas Wagoner, Tom Atwood, Frank Hazard, Kenneth Lovelace, Virginia Foxx, Horton’s Cabinet Shop, Alleghany Farm Bureau, VFW Auxilary, Wagoner Construction and Imaging Specialists, Inc., is free and open to the public.

The performance will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Woodruff Field in Sparta and is set to begin at 7:00pm.

Contact Wes Brinegar at the Walter Frank Osborne, Jr. Marine League Detachment #1298 in Sparta:
382 Mahogany Rock Road
Sparta, NC 28675

MARINE BAND CONCERT
Sesquicentennial Finale - September 26, 2009

Thank you for your support this year!

Pictures by Coby LaRue, used with permission from The Alleghany News