punished, even when they had been provoked.) In an eff ort to quell what the Navy referred to as its “Negro problem,” Manana Barracks was constructed specifi cally to house military personnel of color. It was here the B-1 was stationed, os- tensibly to help calm the situation. “B-1 was the largest band in the
Pacifi c, they were the ceremonial band, the admiral’s band,” says Albright. “Wherever there was a program, they were the ones who were called. They were terrifi c am- bassadors of music and the stars of the biggest V-J parade in the world when the war ended.” While in Hawaii, members of the
B-1 played in smaller ensembles such as the Moonglowers and the Ma- nana Meteors, which performed at offi cers’ and enlisted men’s dances, smokers, and other activities where music was requested. At the end of World War II, mem- bers of the B-1 Band were mustered out in ones and twos, beginning in October 1945. Some continued to perform professionally, while others followed a diff erent path. Thurman returned to A&T College of North Carolina, where he majored in chem- istry. He went on to teach high school science in Beaufort for 37 years. There were more than 100 Af-
rican-American bands in the Navy during World War II, but the B-1 was the fi rst, Albright says. “What I gather from talking to military his- torians and musicians in the Navy is that they speak of this band in the same way baseball players talk about Jackie Robinson,” he says. “The next step wouldn’t have hap- pened without the fi rst step.” “We played with pride,” says Thurman. “We did our best every- where we went.”
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— Don Vaughan is a freelance writer based in North Carolina. His most recent article for Military Officer was “Lessons From Insurgency,” January 2015.
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Do you know a MOAA member who is making an impact? To nominate a candidate for “Faces of MOAA,” see the MOAA Directory, page 6.
They come to MOAA with various interests and experiences, and together they make the association strong. Read on to learn more about your fellow MOAA members.
Cathy Artino (joined 2014): Artino realized her passion for pub- lic relations while participating in the Walt Disney World College Program. She earned a degree in public relations from Kent State
University in Ohio. An Army spouse used to PCS moves, Artino has worked with Akhia Public Relations, school systems in Tennessee and Germany, Effi - cient Collaborative Retail Marketing, and Shine Team Realtors and as a volun- teer in both the Hohenfels and Illesheim, Germany, spouses’ clubs. She serves on MOAA’s 2014-15 Currently Serving Spouse Advisory Council.
Lt. Col. Scott Casey, USMC (Ret) (joined 2012): Casey com- pleted his second year as senior Marine instructor at Granbury (Texas) High School Marine Corps Junior ROTC. In May 2014,
he was named Teacher of the Year for Granbury High School. His unit was awarded the Naval Honor School Designation. Casey is a charter member of the Greater Granbury MOAA Chapter and has been instrumental in devel- oping a strong relationship between his cadets and the chapter members.
Lt. Col. Kurt Hyde, USAF (Ret) (joined 1991): Hyde spoke Oct. 1, 2011, at the Election Integrity — Past, Present, and Future event held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hyde
was invited because of his participation as cochair of the First National Symposium on Security and Reliability of Computers in the Electoral Pro- cess, which was held in Boston 25 years before and where Hyde fi rst pub- licly advocated for a paper trail in electronic voting equipment.
Capt. Gordon E. Van Hook, USN (Ret), Life Member (joined 2007): In 2009, Van Hook led the Maersk crisis team in Mombasa, Kenya, responding to the hijacking of Maersk Alabama
and organizing repatriation of the crew while assisting U.S. naval forces that rescued Captain Richard Phillips. He is a consultant with his company Mari- time Insights LLC. He is a MOAA board member, serving on its Print and Digi- tal Media, Governance, and Strategic Planning committees. MO
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