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December72013Adayofremembrance.ByAloresVillanuevaColumbiaRiverWAColumbiaRiverYoungMarinesspentthemorningofDecember42013touringthePearlHarborVisitorsCenter.AswegatheredtoenterthetheatertoseetheshortmovieabouttheattackofDecember71941andpriortotakingtheboatrideouttotheUSSArizonawewerejoinedbyaPearlHarborSurvivorwhoin-troducedhimselfasAl.AltoldushevisitsPearlHarborandtheUSSArizonaMemorialtwiceayear-onMemorialDayandintheweekleadinguptoPearlHarborRemembranceDay.AsluckwouldhaveitAlsatwithintheranksofourunitintherstrowduringthemovie.WhatanhonorAfterwereturnedfromtheArizonahegraciouslyagreedtotakeagrouppicturewithus-ashehaddonein2011thelasttimeColumbiaRiverattendedPearlHar-borDay.AlsharedthemorningwithusandourtimeontheArizonawasmadeevenmorespecialbecauseofhim.Anoutgoingbuthumblemanhedidntvolunteeranyin-formationabouthimselforwhathewentthroughthedayoftheattack.AfterreturningfromHawaiiIwasabletondastoryaboutournewfriendAllenBodenlosonTapsBugler.com.Thelinkhttptapsbugler.comallen-bodenlos-bugle-master-pearl-harbor-survivorWhatablessingfortheYoungMarinesofColumbiaRivertohavemetthisbuglemasterbeabletochatwithhimsharetimewithhimandbridgethegaptohis-torywithhim.ColumbiaRiverOurNewFriendaVeteranNamedAlByYMSgtDevinSimkinsYoungMarinesofGrandRapidsMIMytriptoHawaiiwasablast.IhadthepleasuretolistentoaPearlHarborsur-vivortellofhisexperienceduringtheat-tacksonPearlHarborandwevisitedtheUSSArizonaMemorial.Wetooktheowersfromourleisandplacedtheminthewatertohonorthefallenheroes.AfterwevisitedthememorialwewentonthedecksoftheUSSMissourialsoknownasMightyMo.Wesawtheitsbig16-inchgunsandIstoodonthespotwhereJapansurrenderedendingthewar.Thiswasaveryuniqueexperi-encetostandonthedecksofhistory.OnDecember6wewenttoTheNation-alMemorialCem-eteryofthePacic.TheYoungMarinesperformedawreathlayingceremonytopayrespecttothefall-en.ThiscemeteryiswhereUSMCSgtHenryOliverHansenoneoftheoriginalagrais-ersonIwoJimawaslaidtorest.OnDecember7theYoungMarinespar-ticipatedinthePearlHarborMemorialPa-radeandwewerethebannercarriersfortheshipsthatwereattacked.ItwasaverybighonortocarrythebannerfortheUSSPennsylvania.Itwasaveryhum-blingexperiencetoseeeveryoneatendtopayrespectstotheveteransoftheattacksonPearlHarbor.TheeveningendedwithdinnerintheparkwithmusicprovidedbytheUnitedStatesMarineCorpsBandofthePacic.ACeremonyPaysRespectstotheFallenatPearlHarborPage16ESPRIT