Story by Lance Cpl. William Horsley | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.17.2024
Standing outside Barrow Hall, 1st Lt. Jose Toranzo raises his baton, readying the musicians of the Parris Island Marine Band to play morning colors. Toranzo normally directs formal concerts and chamber orchestra in Washington D.C. as the assistant director of “The President’s Own” Marine Band. However, for this performance, he finds himself leading the very band in which he began his......
