The speed, which can reach 212 mph, and the feeling of danger are
evident. Eventually, the 1,300-pound plane lands and, as it taxis, it
looks so small the wonder is that it flies. It's only six and a half feet
high. Although members of
the Air Force Reserve serve part-time, they perform approximately 30
percent of the work of U. Air Force. The Air Force Reserve is a team of
people who are stationed locally, but serve globally.

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Ed Hamill and his Dream Machine are proudly supported by the Air Force
Reserve, composed of more than 70,000 men and women.

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Then, the biplane heads for the ground , pulling parallel yards above the
surface. "This is a fantastic part-time job because I can serve my
country and still be an aerobatic pilot, which is my dream.

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FunME Events, the production company that is organizing this premiere
Midwest tattoo, has made a three-year commitment to hosting the tattoo in the
Midwest.S.

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Marine Drum + Bugle Corps. Out of the plane steps Ed Hamill, a full -time professional air show
pilot.

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Saturday, March 25, and at 1:30 p.org . The wingspan is only 20 feet and the wings are
covered in Dacron cloth.

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m. Next, he illustrates the
flying competitions of the '50s and, finally, the tightly choreographed
routines of today's sky dancers.

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S.

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m. As a clinician and adjudicator, he has traveled extensively.
A complete list of entertainers is posted on the Heartland Tattoo web
site: http://www.

"My message throughout the show is to set goals, work hard and never give
up," said Hamill, who is also an F-16 fighter jet instructor for the Air
Force Reserve.

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A large number of civilian jobs in
America exist in the Air Force Reserve, where reservists can continue their
careers while serving their country.

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He created the first Drum Corps-styled university marching
band. You can see the Living the Dream show,
presented by the Air Force Reserve, at the River Regional Air Show,
Maxwell-Gunther Air Force Base on April 8.

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Future Heartland International Tattoos will be held March 30-31, 2007
and March 28-29, 2008. The red,
white and blue biplane flies in a loop against the clear morning sky.

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Tattoo Will Leave its Mark on the Midwest

DEKALB, Ill., The first Midwest International
Music Tattoo will take place at 7:30 p .
There will be special appearances by the U.

PRESS RELEASE Reminder - 1950s Style Biplane Practices Sky Dancing

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(Click here for details) "Dream Machine" and pilot Ed Hamill to appear at River Regional





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Hamill 's performance includes the "daring antics" of the barnstormers of
the '20s, who owed their existence to WWI training and a surplus of
CurtisJN-4 "Jenny" biplanes, the craft of choice."

Hamill 's biplane is patterned after one built 50 years ago by legendary
designer Curtis Pitts.

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Featured groups include the 8th Trenton Regiment
Bagpipe Band (Canada), the Prairie Brass Band (national champions ), The
McNulty Irish Dancers, the Highland Regimental Rifle Team, Emerald Society
Pipe Band, Pioneer Drum + Bugle Corps, Honor Guards and other musical and
specialty acts. Embrey has been active in the
area of special events, music, entertainment and education for three decades.
He served as a musician and arranger for the United States Air Force Academy
Band/Drum Corps.

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Its mission is to honor and salute all current military, veterans,
military units and bands. Group tickets and package information
is available from FunME Events at 815-756-1263.

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The other major North American
tattoo is the 10-day Virginia Arts Tattoo which attracts thousands of
visitors.org or call Embrey at 815 -758-0197.
It looks so simple, so elegant.

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Rhythm in Motion

This is pure flying -- no computer ,
no auto-pilot, just a stick and rudder and the plane does exactly what the
pilot tells it to do.

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Sunday, March 26, 2006, at the Northern Illinois University Convocation
Center, 1525 West Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, Ill.S.embrey@HeartlandTattoo.

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He has
arranged music and drills routines for several bands and drum corps and has
produced pageants, parades and half-time shows for many NFL teams.HeartlandTattoo.

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Navy Band and the U.
Bringing the Heartland Tattoo to the Midwest is founder Michael Embrey,
executive director of FunME Events of DeKalb.


This is a normal practice run, an essential part of keeping
physically and mentally in shape to withstand the G-forces and
disorientation of hanging upside down and spinning in decreasing circles.

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The Heartland International Tattoo is the first of its kind in the
Midwest. The Heartland Tattoo features more than 350
performers in civilian and military brass bands, bag pipe bands, wind bands,
Scottish dancers, drum corps and more.

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Patterned after the great Edinburgh Tattoo (Scotland) and the Nova Scotia
Tattoo, this indoor musical pageant will be a major tourism event for northern
Illinois as well as the entire Midwest region.

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He
currently writes and produces variety shows and musical revues featuring vocal
and musical groups. For more information, email
m.

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