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 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 5430 YOUNG MARINES ESPRIT ONLINE By YM/Pvt Daniella Vargas Orlando Devil Dogs (FL) The best thing that I did in Hawaii was to visit the Battleship USS Arizona Me- morial. I liked it because it was visiting history from long time ago,75 years ago, to be exact. I learned that the water around the memorial is rainbow-colored because of oil still leaking from the ship. (Sev- enty five years ago,when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and sank the ship there were hundreds of thousands of gallons in containers stored inside the ship, and this oil still leaks). The reason I liked this part of my trip the most is because we were standing on top of the ship in the Memorial and when you look down you can see the Ar- izona and it was like looking at history in person. I also said “Mahalo” (“Thank you” in Hawaiian) to survivors I met for being so brave during the attack. One of them shared his jellybeans snack with me, and that was the best because it is my favorite candy. I wish I could remember his name because I’d like to say “Mahalo” to him again! By YM/Cpl Roberto Vargas Orlando Devil Dogs (FL) As I reflect on the things I did with my unit,Orlando Devil Dogs during our trip to Hawaii, I would like to say thank you to everyone who contributed to make this trip happen for me. My unit commander, Sgt Maj John Gio- net, worked hard to give all his Young Marines a good experience.When I got to Hawaii, it was a sight to remember. I will greatly remember all the activities we did in only 6 days and embrace what I saw and learned forever. Personally, it is very difficult to choose one favorite activity because all of them were memorable but if I had to choose, I would pick the time my unit sailed to the USS Arizona Memorial. The memorial has a wall engraved with the names of all the people who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor and right un- der the Memorial is the hulk of the USS Arizona, sunken and destroyed but still a mostly intact. Oil still leaks in the water today even though the attack was 75 years ago. December 7th 1941, was a “date that will live in infamy” (a quote from President Roosevelt) and the battleship was split in half with an armor piercing round that hit the ammunition supply of the ship. Going there really changed me and made me think about Pearl Harbor as an event, not just as a place, and about all of the people who were killed in the war. When I heard how many people died and sacrificed themselves, it touches me and makes me really think about all the events that hap- pened that day. Visiting the memorial changes lives and by going there, we kids have a mission after attending: to tell the story of this event to the future generations because soon all the survi- vors will be gone and will not be able to tell their stories any more.That is our mission, to embrace the past and bring it to the future. I was glad and honor to be there and hope others will do the same, if given the opportunity. Aloha! The USS Arizona: “It Was Like Looking At History in Person” Our Mission: To Embrace the Past, and to Tell Their Stories PEARL HARBOR PEARL HARBOR More than 280 youth members of the Young Marines from 15 states traveled to Hawaii to participate in the 75th anniversary Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration.