Arizona Military Vehicle Collectors' Club Recognition Award
January 2007, 2008 & 2009
Marine Corps League Detachment 901 Unit Commendation
February 2008
National Exchange Club's Book of Golden Deeds Service Award
March 2008
Grand Canyon Regiment Young Marine of the Year 2005-2006
Staff FSA & former YM/MSgt Bernice Corona
SAGUARO BATTALION UNIT OF THE YEAR 2005-2006
GRAND CANYON REGIMENT UNIT OF THE YEAR
Co-Winner 2006-2007
PATRIOT BATTALION UNIT OF THE YEAR 2006-2007 & 2007-2008
DIVISION 6 MERITORIOUS UNIT SERVICE AWARD May 2008
Certificate of Excellence, VFW Post 7968, March 2009
The Young Marines is the official Youth Drug Demand Reduction Program of the Marine Corps League, for the Department of Defense. Although we employ certain military disciplines, we are not a military-recruiting organization. Our members pledge to maintain, and actively demonstrate, a drug-free lifestyle within their community. Adult Volunteers aid in instilling the core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment so inherent to the American way of life, by teaching Leadership Skills for a Lifetime, beginning with youth age eight through the completion of high school.
Our program at the Unit level includes weekly meetings, community service and service to Veterans' and other Patriotic organizations, classes ranging from Personal Hygiene to Marine Corps History and Survival Skills, Encampments on many levels of the organization, and a large variety of other activities designed to motivate and inspire our youth to succeed. Our National Headquarters also provides a series of Summer Programs (SPACES) and works with the Army Cadet Exchange (ACE) Program to send "the best of our best" abroad in Exchange programs.
Please feel free to visit with us on Wednesday evenings from 6-8:30pm at the National Guard Armory, 615 North Center Street, Mesa, 85201. Guests and members should arrive no later than 5:45pm to avoid disruption of the meeting, which begins promptly at 6pm, with dismissal at approximately 8:30pm following field duties.