<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025-07-alumnus-to-army-blues.html" dsn="news"><item_date>07/23/2025 09:16:29 AM</item_date><updated_item_date/><category_header/><title>Alumnus to Army Blues</title><description/><author/><image><img src="/news/2025-07-images/27_richie-thaller.jpg" alt="Richie Thaller"/></image><thumbnail_image><img src="" alt=""/></thumbnail_image><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>Brass</tag><tag>Jazz Studies</tag></tags><type>article</type><categories/><relationships/><main-content>
	
	Richie Thaller
 

Alumnus Richie Thaller won the Split Lead Trumpet position in the U.S. Army Blues, an element of The U.S Army Band "Pershing's Own" and the ‘premier jazz ensemble of the U.S. Army.</main-content></item>