Stage Crewman Lance Corporal Xavier DeLeon of Denver, Colorado joined “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in November 2024.
Lance Cpl. DeLeon graduated from Theodore High School in Theodore, Alabama in 2023. In 2023, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and attended recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, graduating that November. Lance Cpl. DeLeon then completed Infantry Training at Camp Geiger in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
As a stage crewman, Lance Cpl. DeLeon is responsible for setting up Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra concerts and rehearsals in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and across the country during the band’s annual concert tour.