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[[Category: People|Schlechta, Anton]]
Co-founder of the [[All-American Association of Contest Judges]] and chairman of the contest committee of the [[Veterans of Foreign Wars]], [[Anton "Tony" Schlechta|Tony Schlechta]] had been the bandmaster of the Chicago Fire and Police Band and was a powerful influence for the maintenance of the traditional dignity of drum and bugle corps performances into the beginning of the [[1970s]].

== 1969 Rules Congress Walkout ==

The [[1969]] [[VFW]] rules meeting ended in a walkout by some corps as a protest against [[Anton "Tony" Schlechta|Tony Schlechta]], then head of the organization. Some participants in this walkout went on to form the [[Midwest Combine]] and [[United Organization of Junior Corps]] circuits. This movement ultimately led to the formation of [[Drum Corps International]].{{fact}}

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