Media Release
Four Young Marines units from the Los Angeles were among 24 Young Marines units throughout the United States who traveled to Hawaii this past week to participate in the remembrance ceremonies of the 84th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. These were MCAS Tustin Young Marines from Santa Ana; Chino Valley Young Marines from Chino; LCpl Kenneth L. Worley Young Marines from Norwalk; Southland Young Marines from Azusa.
A national youth organization for boys and girls from age eight through high school graduation, the Young Marines pledge to live a healthy, drug-free lifestyle when they take their oath.
The Pearl Harbor trip provided an excellent opportunity for Young Marine units to enrich experiences for the youth outside their usual training environments. The historical impact and education the Young Marines experienced on the island of Oahu were defining moments that served to inspire and shape their lives.
Among the events in which the four units 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 2025 was to lead the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade, on Sunday, 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.
