Emerald Knights Drum And Bugle Corps
Based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, The Emerald Knights fielded Open Class and Division III drum corps in the years 1965-1979, 1981–1984, 1986–1990 and 2001-2002. During 1991 they were known as the Knights, and from 1992-1996 Nite Express (or NEX). The corps is no longer active in DCI.
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“Here we have bishops, priests, and deacons, a Censorship Board, vigilant librarians, confraternities and sodalities, Duce Maria, Legions of Mary, Knights of this Christian order and Knights of that one, all surrounding the sinner’s free will in an embattled circle.”
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