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ESPRITSummer201329UNITSONTHEGOUNITSONTHEGOUNITSONTHEGOThePyramidRockYoungMarinesinHawaiispentMemorialDayweek-endsupportingveteransassociationsaroundthestate.TheyhelpedAmeri-canLegionPost17holdaceremonyrememberingtheKoreanWarattheOahuVeteransCenter.TheyalsohelpedtheMarineCorpsLeaguesAlohaDetachment363pres-entwreathsattheNationalMemorialCemeteryofthePacicandpartici-patedinthegovernorsceremonyattheHawaiiStateVeteransCemetery.TheQuinebaugValleyYoungMa-rinesinConnecticutassistedinanEasteregghuntinMayheldattheWolfDenCampgroundinPomfretCT.Theyhelpedtherecreationdepart-mentbyplacingeggsindifferentloca-tionsaroundtheeldforthedifferentagegroups.TheSanBernardinoValleyYoungMarinesCAwentonahikeattheEti-wandaPreserve.Theypracticedlandnavigationwithcompassesandmapsandalsolearnedhowtotieknotsonropes.Thetrailwasveryrockyandalongthewaytheyfollowedacreek.Theoutingendedwithchowinashad-edareaaccompaniedbyaDDRclass.--ReportedbyYMPFCTylerTannerEachyeartheRogueValleyYoungMarinesmakethehourandahalftripfromsouthernOregontoYrekaCAtocele-brateArmedForcesDay.Orga-nizersoftheeventsponsoredapancakebreakfastBBQlunchstaticmilitarydisplaysandvintagemilitaryvehiclesandtheybroughtveteransfrommanyconictsfortheYoungMarinestomeet.TheRogueValleyColorGuardproudlypostedthecolorsandledthePledgeofAllegiance.RogueValleyYoungMarinesspeakwithaUSMCofcer.TheFoothillsYoungMarinesCOrecentlyattendedjuniorleadershipschoolattheLeadershipAcademyoftheRockies.Notonlydidtheyhaveagreattimetheylearnedtoworktogetheronagreaterleadershiplevel.Thekidspushedthemselvesphysicallyandmentallyprovingthemselvesonadailybasis.TheCentralConnecticutYoungMarinesweresurprisedandhappytobeaskedtopro-videcolorguardatBostonshis-toricFenwayParkstadiumforabaseballgamebetweenthecitysRedSoxandtheCleve-landIndians.Despitewhatturnedouttoberainyweatheraftertheypresentedthecolorstheyreceivedapplausefromthecrowdandweretoldhowsharpanddisciplinedtheylooked.Theygottoenjoyagoodpor-tionofthegametooandbestofallhadachancetorepresenttheYoungMarinesonnationalTV.TheGuadalupeValleyTXYoungMarinesrecentlytriedsomethingnewtheyaskedaTrackcoachatNavarroJuniorHightocomeandteachtheirunitCPR.Heagreedandtheunitspentthesecondhalfofahalf-school-dayattheschoolcampusundergoingtraining.Nursesfromtheschooldistrictattendedaswellwhichletthemseetheunitinaction.AfterenjoyingapizzaforlunchtogetherthewholeunitdidagreatjoblearningandearnedtheirCPRrib-bons.AsUnitCommanderDinaDillonputitTheunitunderstandsthatCPRisforlifethatnomatterwhereyouareyoucouldhelpsomeoneanddoitright.