I began playing trumpet in elementary school and progressed through high school. While in High School, I performed in marching band, symphonic band, community band, all-shore band and marched with the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps. After High School, I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After basic training, I attended the Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, Virginia. After graduating with honors, I was assigned as a Soprano Bugler (Drum & Bugle Corps terminology for Trumpet) wi...