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HonorFlightsSomeoftheWaysOurUnitsGetInvolvedShenandoahValleyBattleeldandManassasYoungMarinesallcometo-gethertoprovidetheColorGuardfortheAustinTXHonorFlight.PicturedarePFCJeziorowskiandPFCBuckofShenandoahValleyYoungMarines.--SubmittedbyGwynnHarrisonShenandoahValleyVAOurunitheldafundraisingcarwashwithallproceedsgoingtoben-etHonorFlights.MatchingourfundsweretheMarineCorpsLeagueVet-eransofForeignWarsandtheVFWAuxillary.Thefundstotaled1200.ReceivingaletterofappreciationfortheunitfromHonorFlightwereYMPvtsCodyMarvinandZackChiia.--SubmittedbyTonyGuilloryRogueValleyORByYMSgtPatrickAlfordLtAlexanderBonnymanTNDespitethegovernmentshutdownandclosureoftheveteransmemorialsinWashingtonDConOctober9th2013the15thKnoxvilleHonorAirightforEastTennesseeVeteransproceededasscheduledKnoxvilleHonorAirisdedi-catedtohonoringEastTen-nesseeWorldWarIIandKo-reanWarveteransfortheirsacricesonbehalfofourfreedoms.TwiceayeartheyyaplaneloadofveteranstoWashingtonDCtovisitthewarmemorialsbuiltintheirhonor.Itisaone-dayeventwheretheyleaveearlyinthemorningandreturnthatsameevening.Ihadtheprivilegeofgoingtogreettheirreturnightthatevening.PvtRussellandIweretakentotheentrancewhereweweregiventhehonortoassisttheveteransinwheelchairsdownthepro-cessionline.McGheeTysonairportinKnoxvilleisnotalargeairportbuttherewereanestimated1700peopleinthehallwaytogreetthesemenandwomentowhomweowesomuch.AsIguidedveteranCalKirklandthroughtheprocessionIdontthinkonepersonmissedshakinghishandorthank-inghim.ItwashumblingtobeinthepresenceofMr.Kirklandandothermenandwomenwhofoughtsobravelyforourfreedom.IalsogottomeethisfamilywhoverygraciouslythankedMEforwhatIdid.IwashonoredtodothatforhimandIcertainlydidnotexpecttoreceiveathankyou.ItmakesmefeelsoproudtobeaYoungMarine.OurleaderstelluswhenweareinuniformwerepresentallYoungMarinesandtoalwaysrememberourcorevalues.Ithinkthatisonewaywecanhonorourveteransev-erydaybyembracingthelifetheyhavefoughttogiveuswithDisciplineLeader-shipandTeamwork.VeteransWeek2013Page26ESPRITByYMLCplNicholasMorrellPensacolaFLNovember22013startedoutasanormaldayformyfellowYoungMarinesandme.WestartedoffwithaphysicaltnesstestPFTthenchangedintoouruniformslistenedtoadrugdemandre-ductionDDRclassandthenhaddrillpractice.Afterwegotnishedwithdrilweex-pectedourusualdebriefoffutureeventsbutsomethingelsehappenedinstead.WewalkedintotheclassroomandsawatablewithwhatappearedtobeportraitofaWorldWarIIsoldierandanumberofmedalsonittoo.Welookedatitwithcuriosityandthenweallsatdownandwaitedforinstructions.DocVanOstenbridgeoneofourstaffmembersrstexplainedwhatwasabouttohappenwhattheceremonywasandthenaskedforvolunteersforthecere-monyandwegladlyraisedourhands.HechoseYMPVTColeandYMLCplLewistoreadadescriptionoftheevent.ThenhechoseYMLCplMoyeandmetopresentthequilt.WestartedofftheceremonywithareadingandthenDocVanOstenbridgetalkedaboutthewarvet-eranwhoturnedouttobehisdad.HisfatherwroteaboutlandingatOmahabeachaweekaftertheD-DaylandingsandhisjobduringWorldWarIIwhichwasworkingwithanti-aircraftguns.HedescribedbeingapartofGeneralPattons3rdArmyandwhatitwasliketosurvivebattlesduringWorldWarII.ThenafterhiswonderfuldescriptionofhisfathersexperiencesYMLCplMoyeandIpresentedthequiltwhichthese-niorMr.VanOstenbridgedescribedasverybeautiful.Everybodygotagoodlookatthemag-nicentquiltprovidedbyQuiltsofValoranorganizationbegunduringtheCivilWarthathandmakesquiltsforwarvet-erans.TheYoungMarinesofPensacolaandMr.VanOstenbridgeassembledforagrouppicture.SomeoftheYoungMarinesreturnedbacktotheirseatswhileothersaskedMr.VanOstenbridgeques-tionsabouthisownex-periencesduringthewar.IbelievetheYoungMarinesofPensacolalearnedfromthisceremonytoalwayshonorandvalueourwarveteransbecausewithoutthemwewouldnthaveourfreedomsthatweenjoytoday.PensacolaPresentsaWWIIVeteranwithaQuiltofValor