Knight Raiders

Other Names:Sunnyvale VFW; Golden Eagles; San Jose Raiders

San Jose, CA United States
Founded: 1971

Inactive Junior

Year	Position	Score	Theme/Songs
1971			Russian Sailor's Dance (from The Red Poppy) * For All We Know
1972			Everything's Coming Up Roses (from Gypsy)
1975			Fanfare For The New * Soulero * Mood Indigo * Take the 'A' Train * Go Back Home * The Summer of '42
1976	40	60.900	English Dances * Farandole (from L'Arlesienne) * Mood Indigo * Take the 'A' Train * The Music and The Mirror (from A Chorus Line) * Bellavia
1977	38	63.600	Fly With the Wind * Nutville * Pontieo * The Music and The Mirror (from A Chorus Line) * What I Did For Love (from A Chorus Line)
1979	42	46.750	Love for Sale * Last Dance * Ritual Fire Dance (from El Amor Brujo) * Just the Way You Are * Laura
1980	31	59.500	Come Back to Me (from On A Clear Day You Can See Forever) * Typewriter Song * Get Out of Town * Artistry in Rhythm * Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
1981	26	65.600	Carnaby Street * Roller Jubilee * Salsation * Macarena/Ole * California Dreamin'
1982	23	67.350	Mambo Tambo * Oye Mama * Samba de Orfeu * Little Sunflower * Manteca * Dance to My Mambo * Imagine * Aquarela do Brasil
1983	26	59.850	Copacabana * Late in the Evening * Theme from I Love Lucy

Position 200+ indicates Division II, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps.

CORPS Photos

The Corps started out as the Sunnyvale American Legion Corps (1968), then changed the name to The Golden Eagles(1969), then to The Knight Raiders(1970-1982), and finally to The Raiders(1983-2003). The organization stopped being a Drum and Bugle Corps in 1989 and was a Color Guard until they disbanded in 2006.

[submitted by Chuck McCay III - July 2010]

Members (24)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
(Martin) Billings, Kelly	Soprano	1974 to 1977
Billings, Kevin	Soprano	1974 to 1976
Burgoz, Ralph	soprano	1983
Chavez, Yvonne	Colorgaurd	1982 to 1983
DeMello, Jeff	Brass Instructor	1979 to 1980
Doogan, Tom	Percussion	1980
Gilman, Greg	Baritone	1979
Gilmore, Anthony	Snare drum	1979
Hammer, Devin	Snare Drum	1974 to 1977
Kinoshita, Steve	Soprano	1979 to 1983
Kompolt, Steve	Percussion	1972 to 1980
lafon, mark	Typanni	1977
Laub, Calvin	Drove Equipment Truck	1980
Lee, Roger	French Horn	1982 to 1983
Louden, Roger	Contra	1977
Love, Julie	Summer Color Guard	1981
Makin, Brad	Bari , Sop	1975 to 1977
McCay III, Chuck	Tympini	1971 to 1976
McCay, Frank	Drumline (Bass drum)	1974 to 1976
Miller, Dean	Soprano/French Horn	1982 to 1983
Peterson, Craig L	Low Brass Horn Line	1982 to 1983
Quillen, Mike	Mellophone	1972 to 1977
Richardson, Reed	Baritone	1980
Souza, Gail	flag and riffle	1970 to 1971