Folder: S.F. Districts-Presidio-Sixth Army Band.
Printed on back: "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: One of the Army's most colorful units, the tartan-clad Sixth Army Pipe Band from the Presidio of San Francisco, Calif., is scheduled to make several appearances during Armed Forces Day observances at the Presidio on Saturday, May 19. The 15-man unit which made its debut on Armed Forces Day at the Presidio in May, 1950, has appeared at many state and county fairs and military and patriotic functions, has participated in numerous guards of honor at Sixth Army Headquarters for top-ranking Armed Forces officers and civilian dignitaries, and has made many television appearances. The richly ornamental uniform of the Pipe Band traces its origin back to the ancient Scottish wars when the soldiers wore silver buttons to defray their burial expenses if they were killed far from home, and silver chains to pay for food and clothing if they were captured...".
Printed on back (continued): " The white gaiters are a memento of the privations endured during the Peninsular War when, their boots worn out on the rocky coast of Portugal, the men wrapped their feet in their shirts. The tartan is that of the Royal Stuarts. Drum major for the unit and non-commissioned officer in charge of the Pipe Band is Sergeant Richard K. Kirkland of Alameda, Calif., who has been a member of the band for the past three years. Pipe major is Private First Class Victor A. Biswell of Piedmont, Calif.".