Naples Young Marines Visit Hawaii

Young Marines at USS Missouri where they spent an encampment and early morning flyover on December 7 in remembrance of the 83rd anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. 

Young Marines from 35 units across the country participated in the wreath-laying ceremony at the National Memorial of the Pacific in Honolulu ("Punchbowl") in memory of those interred there. Two Pearl Harbor attack survivors are seated in the front row.

Hundreds of Young Marines from across the country lead the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Parade in Honolulu on December 7th, 83rd anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.

Posted Wednesday, December 25, 2024 7:00 pm

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The Naples Young Marines from Naples, Florida was one of 35Young Marines units throughout the United States who traveled to Hawaii this past week to participate in the remembrance ceremonies of the 83rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor. The Young Marines is a national youth organization for boys and girls from age eight through high school graduation.

The Pearl Harbor trip provides an excellent opportunity for Young Marine units to enrich experiences for the youth outside their usual training environments. The historical impact, education, and adventure opportunities offered on the island of Oahu will be defining moments that inspire and shape their lives. Our Young Marines also pledge to live a healthy, drug-free lifestyle when they take their oath to become a Young Marine.

Among the events in which the Naples Young Marines participated were:

Community service beach clean-up on Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay

Wreath laying ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific “The Punchbowl,” in memory of all the brave men and women who are interred at the site

Klipper Ceremony, Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade, Honolulu

A significant honor for all the Young Marine units in 2024 was to lead the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade on Saturday, December 7, in Honolulu. Young Marines performed a color guard and carried the banners of the 12 capital ships that were attacked. They also assisted with many of the floats in the parade. The parade’s objective is 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 Sunday, December 7,1941.

“We are excited to announce that 35 Young Marines units attended the 2024 Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremonies this year,“ said Col William P. Davis USMC (Ret), national executive director and CEO of the Young Marines. “The Naples Young Marines and all the units work very hard to raise funds and complete community service projects throughout the year in order to travel to Hawaii for this experience. This year’s events gave each and every Young Marine important memories to cherish as they actively participated in the remembrance events, met and listened to veterans tell their stories, and memorialized veterans who are no longer with us.”

Young Marines units raised funds at the local level to supplement the costs of traveling to Hawaii. These youth members used their creativity and applied the program’s core values - leadership, teamwork, and self-discipline - to implement unique and effective fundraising efforts to attend this educational and patriotic event.

Since the Young Marines' humble beginnings in 1959 with one unit and a handful of boys, the organization has grown to over 200 units with over 5,000 youth and 1,950 adult volunteers in 40 states, the District of Columbia, Japan (Okinawa), and affiliates in a host of other countries.

For more information, visit the website at https://www.YoungMarines.org.

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