Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46Chino Valley: A Campout in Prado Regional State Park By YM/Cpl Destin Smith Chino Valley (CA) When I arrived at Prado Regional State Park, I thought it was going to be yet another average campout with boring games and activities. Was I in for a surprise!. My Chino Valley unit was getting ready to start off our day we had to hike two miles in the morning all the way to our campsite. We arrived from our long hike at our camp site, setup our tents and selected our battle buddy to sleep with, we split up into three groups; within our groups we learned map and compass, Drug Demand Reduction and hiking techniques. As it got closer to noon, chow was about to start. We got to have classic MRE (my favorite thing to eat when camping). Our Unit Commander gave us a lesson on the preparation of the MRE.This was very helpful for our recruits who had never had an MRE meal before. After when we had MRE we had to do a police line. As we were finishing, our unit first sergeant informed us that we were going to be performing skits (my group came up with the idea of a patient in the hospital getting constant sickness). We took a break and decided to have some fun by playing a game. The main point of the game was having 4 groups of Young Marines and have to run to 3 ammo cans do 2 physical activities, then we would have to memorize certain objects inside and tell our adult staff for points. My group ended up winning, and we chose our prize, which was banana boats for dessert; the Young Marines who didn’t win got popcorn. After the long game,it was time for dinner.All the Young Marines brought their own canned food, stove, and plates and spoons. For dinner I brought lasagna and chicken pot pie. When my plate was empty I had my dessert to eat which was delicious. After dinner, we were assigned fire watch. All Young Marines were assigned a fire watch shift. We had one last meal to eat (hotdogs), and while eating our hotdogs we all sat by the fire and played 2 Truths and a Lie. As the day was ending all the Young Marines fell asleep. The next morning ,we all woke up, dissembled our tents and got back on the road for our two mile hike back to our families who were waiting for us to return. When the Traveling Vietnam Wall Came to Our Town By YM/Cpl Destin Smith Chino Valley (CA) Chino Valley Young Marines had the opportunity to serve our veterans when the Traveling Vietnam Wall Me- morial came to Ruben S. Ayala Park. The park is named in honor of former California State Senator Ruben S.Aya- la, 1922-2012, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. This wall, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, is especially meaningful to the fami- lies of soldiers whose names appear on it. It is a unique way of honoring those who made the ultimate sacri- fice. It was very interesting to learn that there are more than 58,000 names etched on the Vietnam Wall. Chino Valley Young Marines spent two days volunteering and assisting visitors at the Vietnam Wall. From the moment we arrived and set up our tent, we were involved in non-stop community service as visitors arrived. Each Young Marine was assigned a battle buddy (one higher rank and one lower) for the rest of the event. My buddy was YM/PFC Morris. We were assigned one hour shifts, and each hour we rotated, and we had a total of three shifts. My best shift that I had was monitor- ing the parking block. During the shift, I got to meet the gentleman who actually started Chino Valley Young Marines. At the end of completing all my shifts, it was time to pack up and go home.Guard- ing the Wall was an honor and I enjoyed the time there, I believe this is the best community service that I have performed. YOUNG MARINES ESPRIT ONLINE 23