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5th Marine Vietnam Memorial is Escorted by OCFA & Friends

OCFA Engine 30, Patrol 30, Battalion 6, Law Enforcement Units, and the Patriot Guard Riders help to escort the 5th Marine Vietnam Warrior's Monument home to USMC Camp Pendleton. The trucks carrying their precious cargo stayed overnight in Dana Point before being moved further south towards their eventual destination, the 5th Marine Memorial Park.

Posted by Orange County Fire Authority on Thursday, March 29, 2018

COMING HOME...The Marines Vietnam War Memorial just left the city of Dana Point for its last leg of it's cross-country journey on its way home to Camp Pendleton Memorial Gardens. The 50-ton monument traveled nearly 3,000 miles from Rock of Ages, a granite quarry in Barre, Vermont, to Camp Pendleton. The unveiling will be on Memorial Day and you can learn more at:http://5thmarinesvietnammemorial.orghttps://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/03/27/new-vietnam-memorial-honoring-5th-marines-on-its-way-to-camp-pendleton/#Vietnam #Marines #DanaPoint #CampPendlton

Posted by Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group on Thursday, March 29, 2018