Stories & Essays: Marching for Jesus

Drum major Wayne Lumpkin, 19, leads stretches before practice in the Lakeland High School band room. "I'm 19, I could be out with my friends," Lumpkin said. "But we're here and we want to be here. That's the craziest part about it - nobody's forcing us.(Preston Gannaway/The Virginian-Pilot)
Drum major Wayne Lumpkin, 19, leads stretches before practice in the Lakeland High School band room. "I'm 19, I could be out with my friends," Lumpkin said. "But we're here and we want to be here. That's the craziest part about it - nobody's forcing us.
(Preston Gannaway/The Virginian-Pilot)