▁far ▁away ▁as ▁Europe , ▁Australia ▁and ▁Canada . ▁Major ▁sport ing ▁events ▁the ▁Corps ▁has ▁performed ▁at ▁include ▁NCAA ▁bow l ▁games , ▁NBA ▁games , ▁NFL ▁games ▁( including ▁Super ▁Bow ls ), ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Derby , ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Lake ▁P lac id , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁Corps ▁performs ▁at ▁armed ▁forces ▁arrival ▁cer emon ies ▁for ▁visit ing ▁dign itar ies ▁and ▁heads ▁of ▁state ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House , ▁and ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁every ▁president ial ▁inaug ural ▁para de ▁since ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ' s ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁The ▁Corps ▁also ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁Kennedy . ▁Today ▁both ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁unit . ▁ ▁Inst ru ments ▁The ▁Corps ▁personnel ▁play ▁fif es , ▁bug les , ▁and ▁drums ▁( sn ares ▁and ▁bass es ). ▁Ob tain ing ▁the ▁instruments ▁pos ed ▁a ▁challenge , ▁as ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁manufact ur ers ▁produce ▁historical ▁instruments . ▁A ▁batch ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁drums ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁Bas el , ▁Switzerland , ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Car n ival ▁of ▁Bas el , ▁where ▁a ▁long ▁tradition ▁of ▁march ing ▁drums ▁and ▁pic colo ▁fl utes ▁is ▁alive . ▁Again , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁fif es ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁in ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁a ▁professional