Ed Davis:  

Life My family moved back to Michigan in ’87 and I went to Huron High School in Ann Arbor. After graduation, I enlisted in the Marine Corps and made it into the band. Before I joined the Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Band in New Orleans, I was assigned to the 1st Division Band at Camp Pendleton and went to Desert Storm and I also went to Bosnia. Neither of them were much fun, but I did learn a lot. New Orleans was an absolute blast and if you ever get a chance to go to Mardi Gras, go. It is so much fun. I marched in 138 Mardi Gras parades, the Indianapolis 500 in 1992 and 1993, the Parade of Roses in Pasadena, CA., performed at the 1992 Pan Am games and performed for President Bush (the 1st), President Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, and King Hussein of Jordan. I got to meet both Presidents, as well as V.P. Quayle, and V.P. Gore. I had to get out of the Marines after eight years of service when a back injury put me out of commission, other wise, I’d still be there. I do miss it terribly sometimes. The back injury left me paralyzed in the left leg, and I’ve had two surgeries to repair the damaged disks. The two lowest disks in my back have been replaced and I went thr...Expand for more