WEBVTT 00:04.690 --> 00:06.690 Ladies , gentlemen and honored 00:06.699 --> 00:08.859 distinguished guests . Welcome to 00:08.869 --> 00:11.529 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton's 82nd 00:11.539 --> 00:13.880 anniversary evening color ceremony . 00:14.579 --> 00:16.540 Today's pre ceremony , music was 00:16.549 --> 00:18.549 provided by a third marine aircraft 00:18.549 --> 00:22.520 wing band and now please rise for 00:22.530 --> 00:24.363 the invocation given by chaplain 00:24.363 --> 00:26.690 William Stewart , Captain United States 00:26.700 --> 00:29.670 Navy . We ask that you remain standing 00:29.709 --> 00:31.765 for the presentation of colors , the 00:31.765 --> 00:33.709 playing of the national anthem and 00:33.709 --> 00:35.709 honors to the Commanding General of 00:35.709 --> 00:37.598 Marine Corps installations , West 00:37.598 --> 00:39.542 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton , 00:39.542 --> 00:41.376 Brigadier General , Nick Brown . 00:50.119 --> 00:51.952 Well , good evening , ladies and 00:51.952 --> 00:54.063 gentlemen , I invite you to pray with 00:54.063 --> 00:58.040 me our most gracious heavenly father . 00:58.049 --> 01:00.209 We come before you with much 01:00.220 --> 01:02.369 thankfulness on this very special 01:02.380 --> 01:05.790 occasion of evening colors , we thank 01:05.800 --> 01:07.967 you for the wonderful cool weather you 01:07.967 --> 01:10.660 have given us and the realization that 01:10.669 --> 01:13.129 we are indeed present on one of the 01:13.139 --> 01:15.910 most incredible and historical marine 01:15.919 --> 01:19.019 installations the entire world . Lord , 01:19.029 --> 01:21.889 as we continue on with this event , we 01:21.900 --> 01:24.309 ask that you grant each of us a time of 01:24.319 --> 01:27.589 deep reflection on the sacrifices made 01:27.599 --> 01:30.419 by so many who have traversed this very 01:30.430 --> 01:33.209 sod and those who proudly continue the 01:33.220 --> 01:35.569 tradition of serving our wonderful 01:35.580 --> 01:38.809 nation still today , help us remember 01:38.879 --> 01:41.069 to never take anything for granted . 01:41.440 --> 01:43.660 Not our fellow brothers and sisters in 01:43.669 --> 01:46.260 arms , not those who have gone from 01:46.269 --> 01:48.980 this place and served many making the 01:48.989 --> 01:52.180 ultimate sacrifice and not our families 01:52.190 --> 01:54.790 past and present who proudly stand 01:54.800 --> 01:57.430 beside us , both near and far as we 01:57.440 --> 02:00.500 serve God . We ask for your special 02:00.510 --> 02:03.029 blessing on Camp Pendleton . Bless all 02:03.040 --> 02:05.489 of the people who serve and work here 02:05.500 --> 02:08.119 and support this great base and bless 02:08.130 --> 02:10.639 our amazing nation and the freedom it 02:10.649 --> 02:13.320 provides us . It is in your holy name 02:13.330 --> 02:16.160 that we pray all of these things . Amen . 02:18.789 --> 02:20.956 The Commanding General of Marine Corps 02:20.956 --> 02:23.233 installations , West Marine Corps Base . 02:23.233 --> 02:25.456 Camp Pendleton , Brigadier General Nick 02:25.456 --> 02:26.456 Brown 03:25.740 --> 03:26.740 from the right . 03:46.070 --> 03:48.292 Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated 03:57.949 --> 04:00.060 at this time . The command would like 04:00.060 --> 04:01.671 to recognize and welcome our 04:01.671 --> 04:03.893 distinguished military guests attending 04:03.893 --> 04:06.005 this evening ceremony , Major General 04:06.005 --> 04:08.679 Tony Jackson and Mrs Sue Jackson and 04:08.690 --> 04:12.369 Brigadier General Patrick Tiernan . We 04:12.380 --> 04:14.213 would also like to recognize and 04:14.213 --> 04:16.269 welcome our distinguished government 04:16.269 --> 04:18.547 officials in attendance , San Clemente , 04:18.547 --> 04:21.359 Mayor Pro TEM Mark and Meyer . San 04:21.369 --> 04:23.313 Clemente city council member Chris 04:23.313 --> 04:26.329 Duncan Marietta city council member , 04:26.339 --> 04:29.350 Ron Holiday from the office of 04:29.359 --> 04:32.130 Congressman , Mike Levin Kan Malia 04:33.790 --> 04:35.623 from the office of State Senator 04:35.623 --> 04:38.429 Catherine Blakes , Bere Maya Muni , 04:40.049 --> 04:42.160 and from the office of state assembly 04:42.160 --> 04:45.880 member , Laurie Davis Ryan Ewart from 04:45.890 --> 04:48.579 police and fire agencies , Chief Keith 04:48.589 --> 04:50.790 mcreynolds from the North County Fire 04:50.799 --> 04:53.559 Protection District and the many 04:53.570 --> 04:56.059 veterans associations , nonprofit 04:56.070 --> 04:58.359 organizations and foundations that are 04:58.369 --> 05:00.790 a part of our Marine Corps family . 05:02.829 --> 05:06.329 Since 1942 San Diego County has been 05:06.339 --> 05:08.061 home to Marine Corps Base Camp 05:08.061 --> 05:10.269 Pendleton , General Joseph H . 05:10.279 --> 05:13.040 Pendleton stated in 1915 that the 05:13.049 --> 05:15.160 United States should have a permanent 05:15.160 --> 05:17.216 marine advanced base station in this 05:17.216 --> 05:19.438 most advantageous location in this most 05:19.438 --> 05:21.605 strategically and climatically perfect 05:21.605 --> 05:24.440 situation enamored with the 05:24.450 --> 05:26.450 possibilities of this region . He 05:26.459 --> 05:28.890 envisioned an advanced base force 05:28.899 --> 05:31.121 located here and maintained in constant 05:31.121 --> 05:33.709 readiness to move to any area at any 05:33.720 --> 05:36.739 time . This would be the fourth winner 05:37.429 --> 05:39.920 of the present day Fleet Marine Force 05:40.720 --> 05:42.498 before its establishment . Camp 05:42.498 --> 05:44.609 Pendleton was first considered in the 05:44.609 --> 05:46.553 late 19 thirties . When the Marine 05:46.553 --> 05:48.664 Corps scouted the region for adequate 05:48.664 --> 05:50.831 training areas . The Department of the 05:50.831 --> 05:53.890 Navy acquired approximately 130,000 05:53.899 --> 05:56.690 acres of Rancho Santa Margarita , I las 05:56.859 --> 06:00.299 Flores land especially desirable for 06:00.309 --> 06:02.869 its vast undeveloped acreage and varied 06:02.880 --> 06:06.239 terrain for the Department of the Navy . 06:06.250 --> 06:08.519 Finally bought it for just over $4 06:08.529 --> 06:12.529 million . In 1943 the area's strategic 06:12.540 --> 06:15.829 location with 18 miles of coastline and 06:15.839 --> 06:18.179 terrain of foot hills , valleys , 06:18.190 --> 06:21.410 streams and canyons was ideal to 06:21.420 --> 06:23.476 fulfill the navy's immediate need to 06:23.476 --> 06:26.220 train 20,000 marines in amphibious 06:26.230 --> 06:30.230 warfare under the command of future 06:30.239 --> 06:32.440 Coma . Colonel Lemuel Shepherd , the 06:32.450 --> 06:34.709 ninth Marine regiment , reinforced by 06:34.720 --> 06:37.070 first battalion . 12th Marine regiment 06:37.279 --> 06:39.619 completed a four day march from Cam 06:39.630 --> 06:42.130 Elliott in San Diego to be the first 06:42.140 --> 06:44.329 troops to occupy the new West Coast 06:44.339 --> 06:47.769 training base on September 06:47.779 --> 06:51.290 25th , 1942 . Those same marines stood 06:51.299 --> 06:53.630 at attention as President Franklin D 06:53.640 --> 06:56.010 Roosevelt officially dedicated Marine 06:56.019 --> 06:59.369 Corps Base , Joseph H Pendleton 07:01.700 --> 07:03.922 with an approximate daily population of 07:03.922 --> 07:06.033 80,000 . Camp Pendleton is one of the 07:06.033 --> 07:07.811 Department of Defense's busiest 07:07.811 --> 07:11.059 installations located approximately 38 07:11.070 --> 07:14.149 miles north of San Diego and 82 miles 07:14.160 --> 07:16.779 south of Los Angeles . Camp Pendleton 07:16.790 --> 07:18.957 has been the largest employer in North 07:18.957 --> 07:21.829 County for over 80 years with more than 07:21.839 --> 07:24.839 42,000 marines , sailors and their 07:24.850 --> 07:27.929 families calling it home . It hosts the 07:27.940 --> 07:30.720 one marine expeditionary force Marine 07:30.730 --> 07:32.730 Corps installations , West Regional 07:32.730 --> 07:35.220 Command Naval Hospital , Camp Pendleton 07:35.850 --> 07:38.128 and the Navy's assault craft unit five . 07:38.549 --> 07:40.869 In addition to many other fleet marine 07:40.880 --> 07:43.570 force training and tenant commands , 07:46.410 --> 07:48.354 Camp Pendleton is not only home to 07:48.354 --> 07:50.839 military operations , service members 07:50.850 --> 07:53.829 and families but to wildlife as well . 07:54.859 --> 07:57.239 Wildlife and land preservation is a top 07:57.250 --> 07:59.760 concern for all who live , work and 07:59.769 --> 08:02.309 train on this installation . The 08:02.320 --> 08:04.739 ecosystem , beaches , bluffs , 08:04.950 --> 08:06.950 mountains and southern California's 08:06.950 --> 08:09.750 only free flowing river are safe havens 08:09.760 --> 08:11.649 for the more than 1000 species of 08:11.649 --> 08:13.950 plants , fish and animals that live 08:13.959 --> 08:16.459 here to include 19 endangered or 08:16.470 --> 08:17.637 threatened species . 08:20.079 --> 08:22.190 Camp Pendleton , wildlife enjoyed the 08:22.190 --> 08:23.912 largest undeveloped portion of 08:23.912 --> 08:27.529 coastline in southern California as the 08:27.540 --> 08:29.651 largest West coast amphibious assault 08:29.651 --> 08:31.596 training facility . Camp Pendleton 08:31.596 --> 08:35.150 encompasses more than 125,000 acres of 08:35.159 --> 08:38.880 southern California . Over 17 miles of 08:38.890 --> 08:41.001 undeveloped coastline and mountainous 08:41.001 --> 08:42.779 terrain to support a variety of 08:42.779 --> 08:44.779 military training for our operating 08:44.779 --> 08:47.450 forces as well as national state and 08:47.460 --> 08:51.049 local agencies having 08:51.059 --> 08:52.948 uninterrupted airspace allows the 08:52.948 --> 08:55.799 multiple rotary wing squadrons assigned 08:55.809 --> 08:58.280 here . Unmatched training opportunities 08:58.289 --> 09:01.650 with various ground units that airspace 09:01.659 --> 09:03.679 along the ranges also supports 09:03.690 --> 09:06.210 artillery and mortar firing . In 09:06.219 --> 09:08.052 addition to large scale combined 09:08.052 --> 09:10.052 training evolutions involving naval 09:10.052 --> 09:13.190 ground and aviation forces . This 09:13.200 --> 09:15.422 allows marines to train as they fight . 09:16.669 --> 09:18.780 This training cannot be duplicated to 09:18.780 --> 09:20.669 this scale . Anywhere else in the 09:20.669 --> 09:23.130 country can penalton importance to the 09:23.140 --> 09:25.362 defense of the nation and the readiness 09:25.362 --> 09:27.900 of our forces forward deployed in every 09:27.909 --> 09:30.169 climb and place is unparalleled . 09:31.900 --> 09:34.090 Camp Pendleton provides integral 09:34.099 --> 09:36.200 training and support necessary to 09:36.210 --> 09:38.469 sustain America's expeditionary force 09:38.479 --> 09:41.239 and readiness . We believe in our 09:41.250 --> 09:42.760 responsibility to maintain 09:42.770 --> 09:45.140 professionalism , dedication and 09:45.150 --> 09:47.880 operational excellence in all facets of 09:47.890 --> 09:51.190 our mission . We take pride in serving 09:51.200 --> 09:54.119 marines , sailors and their families . 09:56.090 --> 09:57.812 President Franklin D Roosevelt 09:57.812 --> 10:00.034 established this base in honor of Major 10:00.034 --> 10:02.719 General Joseph H Pendleton . A man who 10:02.729 --> 10:04.896 knew the importance of creating a West 10:04.896 --> 10:06.951 Coast Marine Corps base to train and 10:06.951 --> 10:09.062 maintain a force in readiness for the 10:09.062 --> 10:10.951 protection of the United States . 10:11.859 --> 10:14.489 Tonight , we commemorate the 82nd 10:14.500 --> 10:16.722 anniversary of Marine Corps base . Camp 10:16.722 --> 10:17.722 Pendleton . 10:25.450 --> 10:27.617 Ladies and gentlemen , the flag detail 10:27.617 --> 10:29.672 provided by headquarters and support 10:29.672 --> 10:31.839 battalion Marine Corps installations , 10:31.839 --> 10:34.061 West Marine Corps Base . Camp Pendleton 10:34.061 --> 10:35.783 will now take their position . 10:50.169 --> 10:50.460 Ok . 10:54.840 --> 10:55.849 12 11:07.390 --> 11:08.130 uh raid . 11:11.239 --> 11:13.320 Ladies and gentlemen , Brigadier 11:13.330 --> 11:14.219 General Brown , 11:17.570 --> 11:19.348 good evening , everyone . How's 11:19.348 --> 11:21.729 everybody doing ? All right . A little 11:21.739 --> 11:23.517 louder than that good evening , 11:23.517 --> 11:26.429 everyone . All right . And uh welcome 11:26.440 --> 11:28.107 to another beautiful Southern 11:28.107 --> 11:30.218 California evening . Uh We're spoiled 11:30.218 --> 11:32.219 in that regard . It is a special 11:32.229 --> 11:34.451 evening because we get to come together 11:34.451 --> 11:36.285 to take part in an important and 11:36.285 --> 11:38.173 enduring part of Camp Pendleton's 11:38.173 --> 11:40.340 legacy . Now , before I begin , I just 11:40.340 --> 11:42.451 wanna acknowledge uh a few folks that 11:42.451 --> 11:44.507 make these uh things uh special . Uh 11:44.507 --> 11:46.340 and that is the third Marine air 11:46.340 --> 11:48.340 aircraft wing band and the Mount of 11:48.340 --> 11:50.609 Color Guard . They bring a touch of 11:50.619 --> 11:52.880 class , a touch of precision , a touch 11:52.890 --> 11:55.599 of discipline to everything we do . The 11:55.609 --> 11:57.720 mount of Color Guard does it all over 11:57.720 --> 11:59.831 the country . Uh Sergeant major and I 11:59.831 --> 12:01.998 had a chance to go up to Barstow about 12:01.998 --> 12:03.942 two weeks ago to visit the mounted 12:03.942 --> 12:05.998 color guard , went into their trophy 12:05.998 --> 12:08.053 room and I quickly realized that I'm 12:08.053 --> 12:07.900 gonna have to talk to my facilities 12:07.909 --> 12:09.965 folks because we need to build a new 12:09.965 --> 12:12.187 building to put all of their trophies . 12:12.440 --> 12:14.662 They are special . And so our major and 12:14.662 --> 12:16.662 I got to ride a horse too . I think 12:16.662 --> 12:18.996 it's PAA Lou . He may be the one on the , 12:18.996 --> 12:21.107 on the end , but uh he took good care 12:21.107 --> 12:20.869 of us , didn't throw us . So I really 12:20.880 --> 12:23.102 appreciate that . So , and Third Marine 12:23.102 --> 12:25.213 Acre Aircraft wing band , they always 12:25.213 --> 12:27.380 sound crisp . They're always special . 12:27.380 --> 12:29.547 Uh I heard them singing , uh , they're 12:29.547 --> 12:31.713 at the reception and , uh , and they , 12:31.713 --> 12:33.824 they are what we expect from our best 12:33.824 --> 12:36.047 marines . So please , let's give them a 12:36.047 --> 12:35.599 round of applause 12:41.880 --> 12:44.213 to the volunteers that make this happen . 12:44.213 --> 12:46.770 Uh I told them about a week ago every 12:46.780 --> 12:49.099 hour , uh , that we're here . It's 12:49.109 --> 12:51.220 about a month's worth of planning and 12:51.220 --> 12:53.442 preparation . Uh We came here yesterday 12:53.442 --> 12:55.679 and this was coming together . Uh So 12:55.690 --> 12:58.119 the volunteers , uh the Docents that 12:58.130 --> 13:00.960 gave us the tours , Dee Cook who puts 13:00.969 --> 13:03.080 her stamp of excellence on everything 13:03.080 --> 13:04.969 she does . You know , we don't go 13:04.969 --> 13:07.302 forward until Dee says we're ready . So , 13:07.302 --> 13:09.413 so Dee , thank you very much . And uh 13:09.413 --> 13:11.413 but everyone that makes this happen 13:11.413 --> 13:13.580 from the military police that guide us 13:13.580 --> 13:15.691 in to everyone that , that makes this 13:15.691 --> 13:17.858 uh makes this special . Uh Thank you . 13:17.858 --> 13:17.799 Thank you for everything that you've 13:17.809 --> 13:19.920 done . Please let's give volunteers a 13:19.920 --> 13:19.780 round of applause as well 13:25.390 --> 13:27.334 to our many distinguished guests , 13:27.334 --> 13:29.279 generals , General Tiernan General 13:29.279 --> 13:31.039 Jackson , sergeants , majors , 13:31.400 --> 13:34.200 commanders , public officials , 13:34.210 --> 13:36.890 educators , fellow marines and sailors 13:36.900 --> 13:39.450 and families and especially our gold 13:39.460 --> 13:41.682 star parents here that are here with us 13:41.682 --> 13:43.738 tonight . I am honored to be in your 13:43.738 --> 13:45.869 presence to observe a timeless and 13:45.880 --> 13:48.102 important tradition that symbolizes our 13:48.102 --> 13:50.324 core values and our nation's heritage . 13:51.090 --> 13:53.034 The marines that you see behind me 13:53.034 --> 13:54.923 represent the nation's finest and 13:54.923 --> 13:57.630 bravest men and women who swore an oath , 13:58.200 --> 14:00.367 many of them swore that oath when they 14:00.367 --> 14:02.760 were teenagers to support and defend 14:02.770 --> 14:04.881 the Constitution of the United States 14:04.881 --> 14:06.770 against all enemies , foreign and 14:06.770 --> 14:09.580 domestic . That's a heavy commitment 14:09.640 --> 14:11.751 for a teenager in a dangerous world . 14:12.409 --> 14:14.859 But one they took willingly like many 14:14.869 --> 14:17.419 before them , they stand facing us with 14:17.429 --> 14:20.030 still resolve , ready to defend old 14:20.039 --> 14:22.919 glory on that pole and the ideals that 14:22.929 --> 14:25.380 it represents . So marines . Thank you 14:25.390 --> 14:29.059 for who you are . As noted in the 14:29.070 --> 14:31.126 earlier narration before Camp Pelton 14:31.126 --> 14:33.700 was dedicated . In 1942 marines were 14:33.710 --> 14:35.766 omnipresent in San Diego . They were 14:35.766 --> 14:37.988 everywhere probably cutting up the town 14:37.988 --> 14:40.154 like they do now , nothing's changed . 14:41.510 --> 14:43.343 But uh but considering that they 14:43.343 --> 14:45.288 operated out of marine barracks at 14:45.288 --> 14:47.849 Balboa , they later served at what was 14:47.859 --> 14:50.137 known as Marine Corps Base . San Diego , 14:50.137 --> 14:52.248 which we know today as a Marine Corps 14:52.248 --> 14:55.869 Recruit depot uh in San Diego . We're 14:55.880 --> 14:58.289 fortunate that then Colonel Pendleton 14:58.559 --> 15:00.615 stored the strategic significance of 15:00.615 --> 15:02.781 having marines in San Diego , but also 15:02.781 --> 15:05.070 knew the strategic significance of 15:05.080 --> 15:07.340 having a larger permanent base here in 15:07.349 --> 15:10.500 California . History may not reveal 15:10.510 --> 15:12.679 this , but I was surmised that he and 15:12.690 --> 15:15.419 the commandant seized the initiative 15:15.429 --> 15:17.485 when the army passed on this plot of 15:17.485 --> 15:19.599 land and they went up to Fort Owen in 15:19.609 --> 15:23.299 1940 . I , if you've seen Ford Irwin , 15:23.309 --> 15:25.253 if you Google , Fort Irin , what's 15:25.253 --> 15:27.420 gonna come up on your screen is just a 15:27.420 --> 15:29.476 tan screen with maybe a little small 15:29.476 --> 15:31.476 cactus off the top , right ? That's 15:31.476 --> 15:34.270 Fort I it's terrible . So every time 15:34.280 --> 15:36.391 you see a soldier on Camp Pendleton , 15:36.391 --> 15:38.502 especially if you run into one at Del 15:38.502 --> 15:40.502 Mar , just remind them , hey , this 15:40.502 --> 15:43.849 could have been yours . But We're , 15:43.859 --> 15:46.409 we're happy to be here by the spring of 15:46.419 --> 15:49.049 1942 . When the navy announced the 15:49.059 --> 15:51.392 purchase of lands around Camp Pendleton , 15:51.392 --> 15:53.392 which included this beautiful ranch 15:53.392 --> 15:55.392 house and chapel . It may have been 15:55.392 --> 15:57.448 difficult for anyone at that time to 15:57.448 --> 15:59.226 imagine that one day , the most 15:59.226 --> 16:01.281 advanced aircraft and skilled pilots 16:01.281 --> 16:03.448 would be operating just a quarter mile 16:03.448 --> 16:05.869 away behind us . That first Marine 16:05.880 --> 16:08.102 Division would establish numerous camps 16:08.102 --> 16:10.269 along that northern corridor where its 16:10.269 --> 16:12.380 iconic regiments and battalions would 16:12.380 --> 16:14.491 make history fighting and winning the 16:14.491 --> 16:17.229 Marine Corps's toughest battles . And 16:17.239 --> 16:19.479 as logistics commands could support a 16:19.489 --> 16:22.270 lightning march to Baghdad of an entire 16:22.280 --> 16:24.760 marine expeditionary force to topple 16:24.770 --> 16:26.659 one of the world's most notorious 16:26.659 --> 16:28.929 dictators . And they would have found 16:28.940 --> 16:31.500 it all but impossible to imagine the 16:31.510 --> 16:33.900 extensive weight of the decisions that 16:33.909 --> 16:36.429 had to be made on this very property by 16:36.440 --> 16:38.880 senior leaders to deploy our warriors 16:39.090 --> 16:41.340 in protection of our freedoms . Year 16:41.349 --> 16:45.030 after year after year , the 16:45.039 --> 16:47.179 impact of Camp Pendleton impact that 16:47.190 --> 16:49.023 Camp Pendleton would have on our 16:49.023 --> 16:51.190 national defense and preparing marines 16:51.190 --> 16:53.134 for success in battle and life are 16:53.134 --> 16:55.890 undeniable that the relationship Camp 16:55.900 --> 16:57.678 Pellington would enjoy with the 16:57.678 --> 16:59.456 surrounding community since his 16:59.456 --> 17:01.567 dedication would be the envy of every 17:01.567 --> 17:03.678 military community in America . I can 17:03.678 --> 17:05.956 tell you there's nothing quite like it . 17:05.956 --> 17:07.956 I would like to invite Marine Corps 17:07.956 --> 17:10.289 Base . Pendleton , senior listed leader , 17:10.289 --> 17:12.400 Sergeant Major Sherry Cook to provide 17:12.400 --> 17:14.456 her reflections on that relationship 17:14.456 --> 17:16.678 and those impacts . Thank you . General 17:31.130 --> 17:34.589 Good evening . I am honored to be here 17:34.599 --> 17:38.089 this evening . Yeah . Can you hear me 17:38.099 --> 17:40.900 now ? Ok . All right . Thank you . Uh 17:40.930 --> 17:42.949 Mama here to , to be here with you 17:42.959 --> 17:46.189 today . I represent 80,000 marines and 17:46.199 --> 17:48.670 sailors , civilians , family members 17:48.680 --> 17:51.930 that live , work , train and call Camp 17:51.939 --> 17:54.760 Pendleton home . A base that is one of 17:54.770 --> 17:57.489 America's environmental treasures with 17:57.500 --> 18:00.359 18 miles of pristine coastline that 18:00.369 --> 18:03.290 separates San Diego County from seven 18:03.300 --> 18:06.160 sprawls of Los Angeles . But even more 18:06.170 --> 18:09.380 important a base that has served as a 18:09.390 --> 18:11.501 proving ground for generations of our 18:11.501 --> 18:14.619 nation's toughest warriors for 82 years . 18:14.630 --> 18:18.300 And counting , Camp Pendleton is a 18:18.310 --> 18:20.439 rally point for current and veteran 18:20.449 --> 18:24.099 marines who call Horno Las Pogues or 18:24.109 --> 18:27.619 San Mateo their second home . A place 18:27.630 --> 18:30.260 that warriors young and old can reflect 18:30.270 --> 18:32.750 on the triumphs and toughest moments . 18:33.410 --> 18:35.819 It is a place that our marines love 18:35.829 --> 18:38.199 because Camp Pendleton has a way of 18:38.209 --> 18:42.060 loving them back . I'm especially 18:42.069 --> 18:44.770 proud of the long and unbreakable bond 18:44.780 --> 18:46.891 that Kemp Pendleton shares with you , 18:46.891 --> 18:49.800 our faithful community . You have been 18:49.810 --> 18:52.219 there during every conflict , taking 18:52.229 --> 18:54.119 care of our families when we were 18:54.130 --> 18:56.469 deployed and welcoming us back with 18:56.479 --> 19:00.239 open arms from deployments to 19:00.250 --> 19:03.010 World War Two and the Korean War to our 19:03.020 --> 19:05.300 return home from Vietnam , Iraq and 19:05.310 --> 19:08.290 Afghanistan . You have always been 19:08.300 --> 19:10.133 there to support our marines and 19:10.133 --> 19:12.133 sailors even in helping us to build 19:12.133 --> 19:14.467 beautiful memorials throughout the base . 19:14.467 --> 19:16.411 That was we would never forget our 19:16.411 --> 19:19.380 fallen heroes for 82 years , you've 19:19.390 --> 19:21.800 never tired and you've never stopped 19:21.810 --> 19:24.400 serving marines . And for that , we are 19:24.410 --> 19:27.160 eternally grateful . OK ? 19:28.180 --> 19:30.869 To the marines and sailors standing 19:30.880 --> 19:34.079 with us tonight . This event marks your 19:34.089 --> 19:36.750 place in history . You are the 19:36.760 --> 19:40.520 guardians of our proud legacy . You are 19:40.530 --> 19:42.900 the victors and it's not an option to 19:42.910 --> 19:45.800 do that . Always remember the profound 19:45.810 --> 19:48.359 responsibility that you carry your 19:48.369 --> 19:51.540 actions both on and off the battlefield 19:51.550 --> 19:53.839 here on Camp Pendleton and in our 19:53.849 --> 19:56.849 communities reflect on the values of 19:56.859 --> 19:59.199 honor , courage , and commitment that 19:59.209 --> 20:01.829 your colors represent . Camp Pendleton 20:01.839 --> 20:04.339 only exists because the American people , 20:04.349 --> 20:07.439 trust us . We will never fail them . 20:07.449 --> 20:09.689 Simplify , Dais . Thank you . 20:12.209 --> 20:13.229 Wow . Wow , 20:16.189 --> 20:18.770 thank you . Sorry to meet you . When 20:18.780 --> 20:21.002 President Roosevelt arrived on the 25th 20:21.002 --> 20:22.947 of September 1942 to dedicate Camp 20:22.947 --> 20:25.058 Pendleton , accompanied by First Lady 20:25.058 --> 20:27.170 Eleanor Roosevelt and Mrs Mary Fay 20:27.180 --> 20:30.060 Pendleton . One could only imagine how 20:30.069 --> 20:32.650 he must have felt . It was only nine 20:32.660 --> 20:34.549 months since the attacks on Pearl 20:34.549 --> 20:36.771 Harbor . When he was here by then , the 20:36.771 --> 20:38.993 Japanese had attacked the Philippines , 20:38.993 --> 20:42.189 Guam , Wake Island , Midway Island and 20:42.199 --> 20:45.089 Hong Kong , the whole nation was at war 20:45.479 --> 20:47.812 and the Guadalcanal campaign was raging , 20:48.060 --> 20:50.530 led by First Marine division commander , 20:50.790 --> 20:53.439 Major General Alexander Vandergrift and 20:53.449 --> 20:55.520 distinguished by the heroism of gun 20:55.550 --> 20:57.920 sergeant John Basilone , two medal of 20:57.930 --> 21:00.170 honor recipients which two of our major 21:00.180 --> 21:02.270 roads are here on Camp Pelton are 21:02.280 --> 21:05.359 appropriately named . One could only 21:05.369 --> 21:07.819 assume that right here on these grounds 21:07.829 --> 21:10.910 in 1942 that President Roosevelt as 21:10.920 --> 21:12.920 commander in chief must have felt a 21:12.920 --> 21:15.400 sense of uncertainty and anxiety 21:15.410 --> 21:18.630 perhaps about world events . But I 21:18.640 --> 21:20.529 believe that he came here to Camp 21:20.529 --> 21:22.362 Helton on that day with the same 21:22.362 --> 21:24.250 resolve that he had eight months 21:24.260 --> 21:26.427 earlier during his address to Congress 21:26.427 --> 21:30.109 on 8 December 1941 just one day after 21:30.119 --> 21:32.189 the attack on Pearl Harbor . When he 21:32.199 --> 21:34.477 said , I'm gonna quote from his speech , 21:34.900 --> 21:36.956 no matter how long it may take us to 21:36.956 --> 21:39.067 overcome this premeditated invasion . 21:39.140 --> 21:41.307 The American people in their righteous 21:41.307 --> 21:43.469 might will win through to absolute 21:43.479 --> 21:46.310 victory . I believe that I interpret 21:46.319 --> 21:48.589 the will of the Congress and of the 21:48.599 --> 21:50.710 people when I assert that we will not 21:50.710 --> 21:53.150 only defend ourselves to the uttermost , 21:53.680 --> 21:55.791 but we will make it very certain that 21:55.791 --> 21:57.736 this form of treachery shall never 21:57.736 --> 22:01.300 again endanger us . I have no doubt 22:01.459 --> 22:03.681 that those words reflect what President 22:03.681 --> 22:05.737 Roosevelt was thinking right here in 22:05.737 --> 22:08.500 1942 and he likely left Camp Pendleton 22:08.510 --> 22:10.621 after that visit , feeling a sense of 22:10.621 --> 22:12.819 comfort knowing that his marines now 22:12.829 --> 22:15.051 had a base to prepare itself for future 22:15.051 --> 22:18.630 fights . And I can only assume that 22:18.640 --> 22:21.209 most people in this very audience felt 22:21.219 --> 22:23.160 the same sense of uncertainty and 22:23.170 --> 22:25.790 anxiety right here during the 59th 22:25.800 --> 22:27.930 anniversary of Camp Pendleton , which 22:27.939 --> 22:29.772 was only two weeks after the 911 22:29.772 --> 22:32.520 attacks where our nation in this 22:32.530 --> 22:35.229 resolve would mobilize the Marines of 22:35.239 --> 22:37.910 Camp Pendleton again to use Roosevelt's 22:37.920 --> 22:40.750 words to make certain that this form of 22:40.760 --> 22:43.579 treachery shall never again endanger us . 22:44.459 --> 22:46.570 Camp Pendleton's Marines succeeded in 22:46.570 --> 22:48.479 that goal with some of our heroes 22:48.489 --> 22:50.900 making the ultimate sacrifice to ensure 22:50.910 --> 22:52.743 that we all could be here safely 22:52.743 --> 22:54.729 tonight to lower our flag for the 22:54.739 --> 22:58.050 evening . I'll close by making one 22:58.060 --> 23:01.089 guarantee that after our flag is 23:01.099 --> 23:03.099 lowered here in a couple of minutes 23:03.239 --> 23:06.859 that at 0 800 tomorrow , sharp colors 23:06.869 --> 23:09.949 will echo through this base and every 23:09.959 --> 23:13.390 marine sailor and civilian on camp 23:13.400 --> 23:15.780 Pendleton will stop . They will come to 23:15.790 --> 23:18.119 the position of attention . Those that 23:18.130 --> 23:20.186 are wearing their covers will salute 23:20.186 --> 23:22.890 smartly as the flag rises again over 23:22.900 --> 23:25.089 this ranch house . And at 25 other 23:25.099 --> 23:28.859 sites across the space after the 23:28.869 --> 23:31.869 carry on is sounded , marines will move 23:31.880 --> 23:34.079 out and do the work necessary to be 23:34.089 --> 23:36.640 most ready when our nation is least 23:36.650 --> 23:40.069 ready . Those marines like many before 23:40.079 --> 23:42.640 them will ensure that we all return 23:42.650 --> 23:44.761 right here . Next year , same place , 23:44.761 --> 23:48.469 same time to commemorate our 83rd year 23:49.079 --> 23:51.359 of national resolve and preparedness . 23:52.410 --> 23:54.920 So on behalf of your Sergeant major and 23:54.930 --> 23:57.041 all the marines and sailors that make 23:57.041 --> 23:59.097 camp Pelton a special place , please 23:59.097 --> 24:01.989 accept my gratitude for all that you do 24:02.489 --> 24:05.069 and all that you are . Thank you for 24:05.079 --> 24:07.135 being part of an honored tradition . 24:07.569 --> 24:10.479 May God bless you our nation and keep 24:10.489 --> 24:12.600 our United States Marine Corps except 24:12.600 --> 24:13.600 for us . 25:00.280 --> 25:03.410 Yeah . Ok . 25:05.140 --> 25:05.449 One 25:11.250 --> 25:12.250 so 26:36.260 --> 26:37.260 yeah , 27:02.739 --> 27:05.260 General George Washington requested the 27:05.270 --> 27:07.369 continental colors be hoisted on a 27:07.380 --> 27:11.000 towering 76 ft liberty pole at Prospect 27:11.010 --> 27:14.800 Hill in Charlestown on 27:14.810 --> 27:18.760 June 14th , 1777 . In order 27:18.770 --> 27:21.270 to establish an official flag for the 27:21.280 --> 27:23.650 new nation , the Continental Congress 27:23.660 --> 27:26.819 passed the first flag Act resolving 27:26.829 --> 27:29.189 that the flag of the United States be 27:29.199 --> 27:32.400 made of 13 stripes , alternate red and 27:32.410 --> 27:36.390 white that the Union be 13 stars white 27:36.630 --> 27:39.109 in a blue field representing a new 27:39.119 --> 27:43.099 constellation . The layout of the stars 27:43.109 --> 27:45.890 was left undefined and many patterns 27:45.900 --> 27:48.729 were used by flag makers . The design 27:48.739 --> 27:51.380 of the flag , most likely Congressman 27:51.390 --> 27:54.640 Francis Hopkinson , a signer of the 27:54.650 --> 27:56.800 Declaration of Independence from 27:56.810 --> 27:58.989 Philadelphia may have had a ring of 27:59.000 --> 28:01.260 stars in mind to symbolize the new 28:01.270 --> 28:04.880 constellation today . That 28:04.890 --> 28:07.229 pattern is popularly known as the Betsy 28:07.239 --> 28:09.670 Ross flag . Although the widely 28:09.680 --> 28:11.680 circulated story that she made the 28:11.689 --> 28:14.160 first stars and stripes and came up 28:14.170 --> 28:15.709 with the ring pattern is 28:15.719 --> 28:16.800 unsubstantiated . 28:20.849 --> 28:22.949 The stars and stripes changed on May 28:22.959 --> 28:26.520 1st 1795 when Congress 28:26.530 --> 28:28.550 enacted the second flag resolution 28:29.579 --> 28:31.800 which mandated that new stars and 28:31.810 --> 28:34.479 stripes be added to the flag where new 28:34.489 --> 28:36.489 States were admitted to the Union . 28:38.719 --> 28:41.750 This new version flown at Fort mchenry 28:41.949 --> 28:45.660 in September 1840 was the inspiration 28:45.670 --> 28:47.939 for the patriotic poem that later 28:47.949 --> 28:50.119 supplied the lyrics of the national 28:50.130 --> 28:51.130 anthem . 28:55.189 --> 28:58.829 In 1818 , after five more states had 28:58.839 --> 29:02.170 been admitted , Congress enacted the 29:02.180 --> 29:04.479 third and last flag resolution 29:06.050 --> 29:09.619 requiring that henceforth , the number 29:09.630 --> 29:13.280 of stripes should remain 13 , the 29:13.290 --> 29:15.739 number of stars should always match the 29:15.750 --> 29:19.349 number of states and any new star 29:20.140 --> 29:22.829 should be added on the July 4th of the 29:22.839 --> 29:24.506 following state's admission . 29:27.420 --> 29:30.560 This has been the system ever since 29:35.300 --> 29:39.020 in awe from 1777 29:39.959 --> 29:43.560 to 1960 . After the 29:43.569 --> 29:46.959 admission of Hawaii in 1959 29:48.359 --> 29:52.099 there were 27 versions of the flag . 25 29:53.550 --> 29:55.890 involving changes in the stars . Only 29:59.510 --> 30:01.739 an executive order signed by President 30:01.750 --> 30:05.339 William Howard Taft on October 29th , 30:06.040 --> 30:09.439 1912 . Standardizing 30:09.890 --> 30:12.800 for the first time , the proportions 30:13.670 --> 30:17.319 and relative sizes of the elements of 30:17.329 --> 30:20.469 the flag in 30:20.479 --> 30:23.910 1934 the exact shades of color . 30:24.670 --> 30:26.114 We're also standardized . 30:31.119 --> 30:33.459 There is no official assignment of 30:33.469 --> 30:37.229 meaning or symbolism to the colors of 30:37.239 --> 30:38.239 the flag . 30:42.130 --> 30:46.089 However , Charles 30:46.099 --> 30:47.099 Thompson , 30:50.000 --> 30:52.439 Secretary of the Continental Congress 30:54.650 --> 30:57.219 in describing the proposed great zeal 30:57.229 --> 31:00.760 of the United States suggested the 31:00.770 --> 31:02.589 following symbolism , 31:04.900 --> 31:08.239 white signifies purity 31:08.869 --> 31:12.209 and innocence , red 31:13.709 --> 31:16.030 hardly this and valor 31:19.819 --> 31:22.859 and blue signifies vigilance , 31:23.130 --> 31:25.839 perseverance and justice . 31:52.579 --> 31:55.089 Ladies and gentlemen , please rise for 31:55.099 --> 31:57.099 the playing of Anchors Away and the 31:57.099 --> 31:58.099 Marines hymn . 33:00.810 --> 33:00.839 Ok .