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Horseback riders with the De Anza Trail Caballeros depart from Rancho Las Flores to begin their six-day trail ride, April 14. The 74th Annual De Anza Trail Caballeros Ride allows riders to disconnect from their daily routine and reconnect with the solitude of the outdoors, while experiencing 200 miles of historical trails. - Horseback riders with the De Anza Trail Caballeros depart from Rancho Las Flores to begin their six-day trail ride, April 14. The 74th Annual De Anza Trail Caballeros Ride allows riders to disconnect from their daily routine and reconnect with the solitude of the outdoors, while experiencing 200 miles of historical trails.

Distinguished guests celebrate former president Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday anniversary and the grand re-opening of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Feb. 6. More than 1,500 actors, musicians, former advisers, friends and Camp Pendleton Marines attended a centennial celebration and ceremonial wreath laying for Ronald Reagan. Following the wreath laying, the Camp Pendleton’s 5th Battalion, 11th Marines Artillery Unit conducted a 21-gun salute with 105 Howitzer Saluting Battery fire. - Distinguished guests celebrate former president Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday anniversary and the grand re-opening of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Feb. 6. More than 1,500 actors, musicians, former advisers, friends and Camp Pendleton Marines attended a centennial celebration and ceremonial wreath laying for Ronald Reagan. Following the wreath laying, the Camp Pendleton’s 5th Battalion, 11th Marines Artillery Unit conducted a 21-gun salute with 105 Howitzer Saluting Battery fire.

Retired Gunnery Sgt. Lewis D. Beatty (left), talks with Vietnam War survivors during the opening of Camp Pendleton’s "Images at War's End" exhibit at the Santa Margarita Ranch House, April 8. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, nearly half of the 130,000 Vietnamese refugees that resettled in America passed through the gates of Camp Pendleton. Thirty-five years later, base historians are now honoring their story with the museum exhibit, a 36-photo display that commemorates the lives of those who fled North Vietnamese communist oppression. - Retired Gunnery Sgt. Lewis D. Beatty (left), talks with Vietnam War survivors during the opening of Camp Pendleton’s "Images at War's End" exhibit at the Santa Margarita Ranch House, April 8. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, nearly half of the 130,000 Vietnamese refugees that resettled in America passed through the gates of Camp Pendleton. Thirty-five years later, base historians are now honoring their story with the museum exhibit, a 36-photo display that commemorates the lives of those who fled North Vietnamese communist oppression.

Master Sgt. Kevin Buckles, drum major with “The Commandant’s Own” U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, 8th and I, Marine Barracks Washington, directs 90 Marine musicians during the annual Battle Color ceremony at Camp Pendleton, March 19. The event also featured a performance by the Silent Drill Platoon and an appearance by the official Marine Corps Color Guard. - Master Sgt. Kevin Buckles, drum major with “The Commandant’s Own” U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, 8th and I, Marine Barracks Washington, directs 90 Marine musicians during the annual Battle Color ceremony at Camp Pendleton, March 19. The event also featured a performance by the Silent Drill Platoon and an appearance by the official Marine Corps Color Guard.

Master Gunnery Sgt. James C. King, motor transport maintenance chief, 1st Marine Division, stands next to a 10-ton M123A1C truck tractor, one of his favorite restored vehicles before his retirement ceremony held Friday at the mechanized museum.::r::::n:: - Master Gunnery Sgt. James C. King, motor transport maintenance chief, 1st Marine Division, stands next to a 10-ton M123A1C truck tractor, one of his favorite restored vehicles before his retirement ceremony held Friday at the mechanized museum.::r::::n::