In 1990 the Waltham American Legion Band marched in the Victory Day Parade in Moscow: 15mario2_111819

Mario Taricano, 89, before a band rehearsal Nov. 18, 2019, with the bass drum he played on the 1990 trip to Russia. He is one of two band members still in the band. [Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Art Illman]