On May 26, 1972, the USA and USSR signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty. Less than a month later, I spent three tense days in Moscow as part of a cultural exchange program; a member of the United States Collegiate Wind Band (USCWB), conducted by Prof Al G. Wright, then Director of Bands at Purdue University. The group included approximately 120 recent high school graduates from 26 states. After three days of rehearsals in New York, the USCWB left for a three-week tour with three days in Moscow.