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Young Marines visit Hawaii for Pearl Harbor remembrance and service

Posted 12/18/19

Ten members of the North Valley Young Marines joined 19 cohort units from across the United States in Hawaii to participate in the 78th anniversary Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance.

In total, 150 …

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Young Marines visit Hawaii for Pearl Harbor remembrance and service

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Ten members of the North Valley Young Marines joined 19 cohort units from across the United States in Hawaii to participate in the 78th anniversary Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance.

In total, 150 Young Marines attended the event, where they performed a wreath laying and met Pearl Harbor survivors at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, the Punchbowl, in memory of all the brave men and women who are interred there.

A significant honor for the Young Marines was leading the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu. Youth members of the Young Marines carried the banners of the 12 capital ships that were attacked. The parade’s objective was to honor the heroes and survivors of Pearl Harbor and World War II, to pay tribute to veterans, active duty military members and military families, to celebrate freedom and to keep in remembrance the heinous events of Dec. 7, 1941.

In addition, the Young Marines performed community service by cleaning up two beaches, Ft. Hase Beach, and Pyramid Rock Beach, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

“The Young Marines personally met five of the survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor,” said Col William P. Davis USMC (Ret), national executive director and CEO of the Young Marines. “Those veterans are, in every sense of the words --- living history, and each has a story to tell. It is an honor, and lasting memory, for each Young Marine to meet these veterans and memorialize the ones who are no longer with us.”

Young Marines units raised funds at their local level to supplement the costs of traveling to Hawaii to attend the remembrance ceremonies. Young Marines used their creativity, and applied the program’s core values --- leadership, teamwork and discipline --- to implement unique and effective fundraising efforts.

The Young Marines is a national non-profit 501(c)3 youth education and service program for boys and girls, age eight through the completion of high school, according to a press release.

The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral and physical development of its members. The program focuses on teaching the values of leadership, teamwork and self-discipline, so its members can live and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

Since the Young Marines’ humble beginnings in 1959 with one unit and a handful of boys, the organization has grown to 264 units with 8,500 youth and 2,500 adult volunteers in 40 states, the District of Columbia, Japan, and affiliates in other countries.

For more information, visit the official website at YoungMarines.com.