b'Camp Pendleton Historical Society (CPHS) Events4th Annual Golf with a Hero Charity Golf Tournament.This major fundraising event is planned for the golf courseat the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa (Carlsbad, Calif.).Each foursome will be comprised of one (1) active duty Marine and three (3) other golfers, providing an excellent opportunity for golfers to converse with Marines who have recent worldwide experience carrying out the mission of the .Ready to Fight continued from page 25 Marine Corps.alone, 24 drafts headed west, hardened by tough trainingand conditioning hikes aboard the base.Many Marines would never forget approaching theWire Mountain Canyon infiltration course at the beginningof a training day as Oh What a Beautiful Morning blared over the loudspeakers. Their beautiful morning soon ended as they began to crawl under barbed wire barriers and through muddy ditches as machine guns fired live rounds only 36 inches over their heads and demolitions exploded unexpectedly nearby. Neither would they forget the training range in De Luz Canyon built to replicate Japanese fortifications found on Tarawa. Time at Camp Pendleton was well-spent in preparation for the challenges that lay ahead. Photo: Courtesy of the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa Women Marines Reserves, or WRs as they were known,4th Military Childrens Golf Clinic.also contributed to the war effort by filling administrative and logistical billets on the base. The first contingent ofIn a recurring partnership between CPHS and Pro Kids First Tee 75 arrived in February 1943. By wars end, their numbersof San Diego, this free clinic is exclusively for children of Camp exceeded 1,000.For the benefit of all concerned, commandersPendleton military families and takes place at the Pro Kids / First Tee billeted all the WRs in the 24 Area across VandegriftOceanside Campus (821 Douglas Drive, Oceanside).Boulevard from the newly prepared airfield. The clinic is designed to facilitate a better appreciationLater, in an attempt to provide additional protection, theof golf as a life sport while learning about the history ofBase built chain link fence around the womens barracks. ToCamp Pendleton.All golf equipment will be provided toput it mildly, the effort was unappreciated. The WRs protestedclinic participants, which is limited to (50) children.loudly, and the fence came down. As it turned out, the Base2d Annual Old Corps Marine Corps Birthday Celebration.leaders concerns were not without some foundation.AThis event, to be held at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, maintenance officer whose men lived and worked in nearbywill celebrate the 245th birthday of the United States Marine Haybarn Canyon was surprised to discover his enlistedCorps.This event is open to all retired, veteran, active duty Marines had secretly built a rough road over the hill into theand/or Reserve Marines and their spouses and friends of the 24 Area.After dark, jeeps ferried women from their quartersMarine Corps.to Haybarn Canyon and the party was on! Sadly, all good things must eventually end and this proved no exceptionGEvent Dates (subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions)when the road was closed. G4th Annual Golf with a Hero Charity Golf TournamentWhen the war ended, Camp Pendletons role in theSept. 16, 2020nations defense changed as well. G4th Military Childrens Golf ClinicCol. Rothwell is the President of the CampNov. 23-25, 2020 (date TBD)Pendleton Historical Society, a recognizedG2d Annual Old Corps Marine Corps Birthday Celebration501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated toNov. 7, 2020preserving and promoting the rich and colorfulUpdated event information will be made available on ourhistory of the land that is now Camp Pendleton. web page and Facebook page.The above article is a reprint of the same articleKeep connected with CPHS!that appeared in the September/October 2007G camppendletonhistoricalsociety.org/issue of the Marine Corps League magazine,G facebook.com/camppendletonhistoricalsociety/Semper Fi.Thank You For Your Service Military Appreciation Resource Magazine 27'