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ESPRIT Page 29 By Gary Weisbaum Chief Marketing Officer As I sat down to write this Esprit article two of the Young Marines largest and most visible activities are top of mind. First the Young Ma- rines participation in the 73rd Anniversary Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration in Hawaii in December and the upcoming Reunion of Honor trip to Iwo Jima in March.These two events represent two of the three events the Young Ma- rines gain national and even international recognition for their efforts. And while these two power- ful remembrances along with our activities at Window Rock AZ each year with the Navajo Code Talkers garner the Young Marines organization great ac- colades and visibility they do not recognize what each of our Young Marines and Registered Adults are doing to support and honor veterans in each lo- cal community where there is a Young Marines unit. Every city andor town in America takes a little different approach to honoring veterans from every major U.S. Military engagement since World War I. In many me- dium to small cities and towns honoring veter- ans honoring all veterans is a part of everything they do. In some of our larger U.S. cities honor- ing veterans is reserved for specific holidays and celebrations throughout the year. For the Young Marines honoring veterans is a 365 days a year promise we make. Some of our Young Marines units have estab- lished relationships with their local Marine Corps League Detachments American Legion Post Ki- wanis ChapterVFWor one or more of many other veteran organizations.That saidover the last 10- 15 years as a result of Operation Dessert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom and Op- eration Enduring Freedom many other veterans groups have loca- tions across the country. While most of these organizations are reputable and provide needed services for Americas veterans there are some that do not. To identify the quality organi- zations in your community that provide needed services to veter- ans of all ages check with your local government officials or vis- it www.charitynavigator.org If for any reason you are unable to identify a veterans charity or- ganization for your unit to work with please contact me directly at gary.weisbaumyoungma- rines.com. I will be happy to work with you and your unit to identify orga- nizations with veterans in your community that need your help and will allow the Young Marines and the Registered Adults in your unit to embrace and honor veterans at a local level. My personal thanks to our Unit Commanders Registered Adult Volunteers and of course our Young Marines for their tireless efforts to sup- port and honor our veterans. Honoring Veterans Its in the Young Marines DNA