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Page 24 ESPRIT By YM Cpl Roman Grant Southeast County CA Last October I went with the South- east County Young Marines to the site of the Battle of Dominguez Rancho which is also known as The Battle of the Old Womans Gun which took place in what is now part of southern Los Angeles County in California. It was a great experience being able to be a part of the reenactment as well as seeing how people lived in the 1800s. It was very educational. I enjoyed being able to stop at the different tents and witness the daily events that would have occurred back then such as panning for gold creat- ing brick out of mud and straw and churning butter.As part of the reenact- ment I was able to play a role as a U.S. Navy sailor or Marine. My fellow Young Marines and I were able to advance with the other actors in a mock attack as part of the battle reenactment. I recommend this event to other Young Marine units in the Cal- ifornia area. It was a great day for our unit and a lot of fun. Learning About History The Battle of the Old Womans Gun By Keith Chapman Unit Commander Kaufman County TX The Kaufman County Young Marines spent the night in a church more than 100 years old while preparing to sup- port the Heritage Festival in Edge- wood Texas. The festival is an annual event the celebrates the towns begin- nings and brings together families from all over North and East Texas. Edgewood is a small community lo- cated some fifty miles east of Dallas. The Young Marines were invited to open and close the day by raising and retrieving the Colors. The Kaufman County Young Marines also decided it would be a good time to support our veterans and promote our message of living a drug-free lifestyle. Each one of these missions was accomplished by passing out stickers information pamphlets activity books and talking to those in attendance about both of these matters. The materials that we distributed were provided by the Wounded War- rior Project and the Young Marines Red Ribbon Week Campaign.The many people in attendance both young and old were very receptive to receiving such a positive message. There were questions and excitement at watch- ing the Young Marines perform drill in the afternoon. It was a great day and all the members of the Young Marines in attendance worked hard and did a great job representing our program. They also had a lot of fun seeing all the displays and eating some great food Semper Fi Kaufman County Young Marines Support Heritage Festival in EdgewoodTX By YMGySgt Abigail Bambilla Lewis and Clark WA Before going to Senior Leadership SchoolI had the attitude of just do your best and see what happens. Its a positive attitude but I realized I was also being passive. I think you should al- ways do your best so that no matter what hap- pens you know that you put in 110 effort. Ive come to learn that every step towards greatness or success requires a conscious decision start- ing with little things. Sometimes people can overlook or discount the small stuff when in reality theyre very important If you show that you pay attention care and do your best with the little thingsyou are also showing that you can be trusted with the big things. At a national school with 126 participants the windows for leadership positions were smaller. Aside from my one day as platoon guide I was simply a team member for the week. Never think that your part in what you do is in- significant or small. Its all perspective. Dont fo- cus on where youre not but how you can be the best in what you are now. So I tried my hardest to be the best team member I could be. It was worth it. You cant be passive about success you have to make up your mind to truly want it and be will- ing to work hard to achieve your goal. Make the decision to keep going to dig a little deeper run a little farther and jump a little higher. It makes earning things 100 times more worth it. Dont count yourself out ei- ther. Think positive thoughts and have a good attitude and youll be surprised at what you can accomplish. The choice is yours. A Vital Lesson I Learned at Senior Leadership School