Hunter, 13, is escorted down the beach after riding a surf board back to shore during the award ceremony of the Exceptional Family Member Program Best Day Beach Event at Del Mar Beach here Aug. 3. Exceptional Family Member Program participants and volunteers with the Orange County Best Day Foundation spent the day surfing, body boarding and Kayaking in an effort to build self-esteem and confidence in children. - Hunter, 13, is escorted down the beach after riding a surf board back to shore during the award ceremony of the Exceptional Family Member Program Best Day Beach Event at Del Mar Beach here Aug. 3. Exceptional Family Member Program participants and volunteers with the Orange County Best Day Foundation spent the day surfing, body boarding and Kayaking in an effort to build self-esteem and confidence in children.

Lance Cpl. Matthew Cessna, left, and Cpl. Cody George, right, won first place for the sponsor HP’s Men’s Patriotic Best Dressed competition at Del Mar Beach here during the Fourth of July Beach Bash. The daylong event featured live entertainment, free give-aways, a military tribute video and concluded with fireworks. Cessna is a parachute rigger with Combat Logistics Group-17, 1st Marine Logistics Group here. George is an embarkation noncommissioned officer with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division here. - Lance Cpl. Matthew Cessna, left, and Cpl. Cody George, right, won first place for the sponsor HP’s Men’s Patriotic Best Dressed competition at Del Mar Beach here during the Fourth of July Beach Bash. The daylong event featured live entertainment, free give-aways, a military tribute video and concluded with fireworks. Cessna is a parachute rigger with Combat Logistics Group-17, 1st Marine Logistics Group here. George is an embarkation noncommissioned officer with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division here.

(Left to right) Tara Yarte, Danni Maxwell and Sonnia Endora laugh together before the Live, Laugh and Learn event at the Del Mar Beach Resort here April 19. The tour features motivational presentations, book signing and author meet-and-greet events for military wives. - (Left to right) Tara Yarte, Danni Maxwell and Sonnia Endora laugh together before the Live, Laugh and Learn event at the Del Mar Beach Resort here April 19. The tour features motivational presentations, book signing and author meet-and-greet events for military wives.