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The first radio broadcast to emanate from Camp Kilmer was heard over 193 stations of the Blue Network on March 15 (1945?) when the "Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands," featuring Benny Goodman and his orchestra, came to camp. Here the "King of Swing" and the rest of the show hold rehearsal on the stage of Theater 4, which had been equipped for
radio broadcasting.

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