Ernesto Febus Appointed to Young Marines Board of Directors
- The Young Marines, a national youth organization headquartered in Dumfries, has appointed USMC (ret) Ernesto Febus of Dale City to its board of directors.
- With over 44 years of military and Defense Department contracting experience, Febus brings a wealth of expertise to the organization.
- Febus, a retired Marine Corps First Sergeant, currently supports the US Space Force Headquarters Installation and Mission office at LMI government consulting.
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Young Marines: “Two Young Marines units from the area were among 28 Young Marines units throughout the United States who traveled to Hawaii this past week to participate in the remembrance ceremonies of the 82nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor.”
“The Young Marines is a national youth organization for boys and girls from age eight through high school graduation.”
“The Quantico Young Marines of Quantico and the LCpl Caleb John Power Young Marines of Fredericksburg joined hundreds of Young Marines who performed community service activities while in Oahu, Hawaii.”
They met, greeted, and escorted World War II Veterans at various events.
Among the events in which the two units participated were:
- Community service work on the M?lama Pu’uloa Community Project at Kapapapuhi Point Park.
- Wreath laying ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific ‘The Punchbowl’ in memory of all the brave men and women who are interred at the site.
- Klipper Ceremony, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
- Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade, Honolulu.
“A significant honor for all the Young Marine units was to lead the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade, on Thursday, December 7, in Honolulu. Young Marines performed a color guard and carried the banners of the 12 capital ships that were attacked.”
“The parade’s objective is to honor the heroes and survivors of Pearl Harbor and World War II, to pay tribute to veterans, active-duty military members and military families, to celebrate freedom, and to keep in remembrance the events of Sunday, December 7, 1941.”
“All Young Marines units raised funds at the local level to supplement the costs of traveling to Hawaii.”
Young Marines press release: “The Board of Directors of the Young Marines, a national youth organization headquartered in Dumfries, Virginia, has appointed MG William J. Walker, USA (ret) as Advisor for Drug Demand Reduction Efforts and Education. General Walker served as a Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for over 30 years and retired as a career member of the Senior Executive Service. General Walker concurrently served as a DEA Special Agent and U.S. Army Officer in the National Guard, where he served in a variety of staff and command positions from Platoon Leader to Commanding General.”
“By presidential appointment, General Walker served as the 23rd Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard. General Walker, a Military Intelligence Officer, held a variety of command and staff positions of increasing responsibility, including service with the NATO International Security Assistance Force – Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Following his military retirement in 2021, he became the 38th Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives and was the first African American to hold the position since it was established in 1791.”
