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EveryYoungMarinewhoparticipatedwasawareofthestaggeringnumbers12shipsdestroyed2402Americanskilledand1282woundedintheunprovokedsurpriseattack.Tobeabletomeettheveteransthatwereherewasreallyahumblingoppor-tunitysaidYMMSgtOscarPinate17ofthePFCBruceW.CarterYoungMarinesinMiamiFlorida.Theseveteransareslowlypassingawaysosoontherewontbeanyleft.TheYoungMarinesunitsraisedfundsattheirlocalleveltosupplementthecostsoftravelingtoHawaiitoattendthecom-memorationceremonies.TheYoungMarinesusedtheircreativ-ityandappliedtheprogramscorevalues-leadershipteamworkanddiscipline-toimplementuniqueandeffectivefundrais-ingefforts.WhentheopportunitytotraveltoHa-waiiarosethemembersoftheYoungMa-rinesstartedmovingmountainsintheirfundraisingeffortsKesslersaid.There-sultisatestamenttothededicationoftheseyoungpeople.67YoungMarinestakepartinPearlHarborcommemoration.TheparticipatingYoungMarinesunitsQuanticoDivision2-OldDominionRegimentMCBQuanticoVAHamilton-Division2-MarylandRegimentMDUpperMarlboro-Division2MarylandRegimentMDSoutheastCountyDivision6CaliforniaRegimentSealBeachCANorthernKYDivision2KYtheunitofDakotaRichterthecurrentNationalYoungMarineoftheYearColumbiaRiverDivision6NorthWestRegimentKennewickWAPyramidRockDivision6MCBKaneoheBayHIPFCBruceW.CarterDivision3-1stFloridaRegimentMargateFLTheYoungMarinesdontallwanttogointothemilitaryKesslersaidbutthecon-dencetheyvegainedbyvirtueoftheirtimewiththeYoungMarinesisclearlysomethingthatwillsetapathforthemforthefuture.AlthoughtheattackonPearlHarbortookplace72yearsago67YoungMa-rinesexperiencedpowerfulemotionswhentheytraveledtoHawaiiforthe72ndPearlHarborDayCommemora-tion.Inaddition27adultvolunteersaccompaniedtheyouthmembers.ManyYoungMarinesmetsurvivorsofthathistoriceventin1941saidMi-chaelKesslernationalexecutivedi-rectorandCEOoftheYoungMarines.Thoseveteransareineverysenseofthewords-livinghistoryandeachhasastorytotell.Itwasanhonortoattendaneventthatcommemoratedasignicantturningpointinourna-tionshistory.WeareveryproudoftheYoungMa-rinesandconsiderthemacrucialpartofoureventseachyearsaidEarlHur-reyPearlHarborParadecommitteememberandretiredmemberofThePresidentsOwntheUnitedStatesMarineBand.UponarrivalinHawaiionThursdayDecember5theYoungMarinesgath-eredattheMarineCorpsAirStationinKaneoheBayandspentmanyhourscleaningupabeachasacommunityserviceproject.OnFridayDecember6youthmem-bersoftheYoungMarinesperformedasolemnwreathlayingceremonyattheNationalMemorialCemeteryofthePacicHonoluluinmemoryofthebravemenandwomenwhoareinterredthere.AndthenextdaySaturdayDecem-ber7theYoungMarinesledthePearlHarborMemorialParadeinHono-lulu.Theycarriedthebannersofthetwelvecapitalshipsthatwereat-tacked.TheparadesobjectivewastohonortheheroesandsurvivorsofPearlHarborandWorldWarIItopaytributetoveteransactivedutymili-tarymembersandmilitaryfamiliestocelebratefreedomandtokeepinremembrancetheheinouseventsofDecember71941.PearlHarborYoungMarinesHonoritsVeteransPage14ESPRIT