A drumroll please for Gunnery Sergeant Kenneth Wolin and Staff Sergeant Jonathan D. Bisesi, two Jewish Marines who play percussion for the United States Marine Band. The pair played front-and-center at George W. Bush’s inagural festivites yesterday, including the swearing-in, the parade and the multitude of parties. In an interview with The Washington Jewish Week, the two recount their Jewish histories and musical backgrounds, but do not address that their gig in “The President’s Own” band gives them all the perks of military enlistment and none of the bummers. Beating a drum beats being in Iraq; these are some smart boys!
c/o Jews In Green.