Murrieta Fireman's BBQ April 13th 2008

On April 13th, 2008 the Temecula Valley Young Marines participated in the 61st annual Murrieta City Fireman's  BBQ from 0900 to 1700.  This is an annual event that the Young Marines have been  working to provide community service for the past 6 years. Each year our unit has shined and the Young Marines have impressed everyone from the fire fighters to the police, and civilian community as they walked through the exhibits and vendors booths. The Young Marines were in charge of securing the road into the event.  Before the Young Marines could depart YM/Sgt. Major Aguilar ensured her Young Marines understood their instructions. The  Young Marines stood fast,  even high heat but the City took care of them with plenty of cold water. The Young Marines maintained their posts and allowed no one to enter with a vehicle YM/1stSgt. Guiles, J set up the security stations at the West and East gates to help better control the flow of traffic. YM/1stSgt. Guiles then gather his remanding Security Force and gave them their orders for the day , Other Young Marines were in charge of providing security for the fire trucks , , ,,fire fighters'  emergency gear and the Mobile Command Center . People came up to the Young Marines who looked very stoic at times and when they asked a question the Young Marines answered with a smile and presented themselves, their unit and the Young Marines Organization  with  the utmost respect. So impressed were people that they came back to talk to the Adjutant at the Unit's CP to find out how and when they can get their kids into the program. The  day  went on and as the JROTC and others bussed tables and policed the area. The CO, Executive Officer and Training Officer all stood their posts and walked the area the whole time to ensure their Young Marines were being taken care of. The Young Marines were the talk of the day everyone would stop by and say how impressed they were with the Young Marines professionalism ,,.  The Battalion  Fire Chief Mr. Gary Whisenand was very happy that he had once again asked the Young Marines to help out at the BBQ. Our unit Corpsman took care of the needs of the Young Marines and the Community as their need would arise. The fire fighters put on shows for the community to see and at each event they asked the Young Marines to control the crowd and told people "please do not to go past our Young Marines" .   Before the day was over the Murrieta off road police Officers stopped and talked to the security force neither Temecula or Murrieta has exploders and our Security force is what they were interested in , . The Battalion  Chief spoke to the Young Marines and again reassured them that if they had not stepped up to the plate and volunteered to help out the event would not have been  such  a success. O The Battalion Chief also told the Young Marines that next year they have the go ahead to use the city's community center to demonstrate rappelling techniques.Ooh- Rah!! Young Marines another job well done.