Bill Light Jr. was member of the Privateers junior drum and bugle corps, part of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1086 in Harrisburg, PA, from 1949 through 1954. He was then a lead soprano player with the corps that merged with the Bonnie Scots to become the Westshoremen. He served on the board of directors from 1974 to 1983, when he retired from his active drum and bugle corps position to become a founding member of Five Star Brass Productions, dedicated to promoting drum and bugle corps activities in central Pennsylvania. As president of the group, he has played an integral role in running both the Hershey Spectacular and Serenade In Brass contests.
