Story by Capt. Bryanna Kessler | 8th Marine Corps District | 10.25.2024
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band, the Marine Corps’ premier musical unit, captivated audiences in Utah and Idaho this week with stirring performances. In collaboration with representatives from Recruiting Station Salt Lake City, 8th Marine Corps District, the band toured Weber State University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Idaho State University,......
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......
Story by Cpl. Krista James | 6th Marine Corps District | 05.15.2018
One of the most prestigious organizations for music in the world is the United States Marine Band. Known as “The President’s Own,” the Marine Band was established by an act of Congress on July 11, 1798, and is the oldest professional musical organization in the U.S. Today, The President’s Own performs in hundreds of events every year, and they also travel across the country each......
Story by Sgt. Caitlin Brink | 4th Marine Corps District | 10.08.2015
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band awed the crowd and inspired the next generation of musicians in Beckley, West Virginia, Sept. 16....
Story by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.30.2015
In the early evening, the sound of beautiful music fills the air, and can be heard throughout the passage ways of the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). It carries over the sound of the hustle and bustle of Marines as they relax after a hard day’s work....
Story by Jim Dresbach | Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall | 02.25.2015
Seventy years ago, Marines fought for footholds in the volcanic earth of an unknown Pacific Ocean island named Iwo Jima. Throughout the five weeks of battle against the Empire of Japan, over 6,800 Americans spilled their blood in the shadow of the island’s summit, Mount Suribachi....
Story by Jim Dresbach | Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall | 02.19.2015
Many World War II 70th anniversary commemorations will take place through August, but one bloody remembrance that hits home for Marines and the Coast Guard was held at the Marine Corps War Memorial Feb. 19....
Story by Cpl. Jonathan Wright | Marine Corps Installations East | 10.03.2011
A picture is worth a thousand words, and those same words have the power to paint a mental portrait in the mind of the reader. What story, then, can a series of musical notes tell?...
