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Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

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For the National Guard camp in Virginia, see Camp Pendleton (Virginia).

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
San Diego County, California
MCB Camp Pendleton Insignia
Type	Military base
Coordinates	33°20′N 117°25′WCoordinates: 33°20′N 117°25′W
Built	March 1942
In use	September 25, 1942—present
Controlled by	United States Marine Corps
Garrison	I Marine Expeditionary Force
Current commander	Brigadier General Vincent A. Coglianese[1]
Shown within San Diego County, California

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps and serves as its prime amphibious training base for Assault Craft Unit 5.^[2] It is located on the Southern California coast, in San Diego County, and bordered by Oceanside to the south, San Clemente, Cleveland National Forest, Orange and Riverside counties to the north, and Fallbrook to the east.
The base is split into North and South and was established in 1942 to train U.S. Marines for service in World War II. By October 1944, Camp Pendleton was declared a "permanent installation" and by 1946, it became the home of the 1st Marine Division. It was named after Major General Joseph Henry Pendleton (1860–1942), who had long advocated setting up a training base for the Marine Corps on the west coast. Today it is the home to myriad Operating Force units including the I Marine Expeditionary Force and various training commands.
















 Original source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Pendleton

Red Ryder BB Gun

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The Red Ryder BB Gun is a BB gun made by Daisy Outdoor Products and introduced in 1938 that resembles the Winchester rifle of Western movies. Named for the comic strip cowboy character Red Ryder (who also appeared in numerous films between 1940 and 1950, and on television in 1956), the BB gun is still in production despite the fact that the comic strip was cancelled in 1963.

  Two Red Ryder BB Guns in box. These are a relatively recent reissue. The boxes promote the gun as being "just like the one your Dad had!"

 

Original source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Ryder_BB_Gun

MARBLES
A marble is a small spherical toy usually made from glass, clay, steel, plastic or agate. These balls vary in size. Most commonly, they are about 1/2 inch to 1 inch (1.3 to 2.6 cm) in diameter, but they may range from less than 1/30 inch (0.111 cm) to over 3 inches (7.75 cm), while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 12 inches (30 cm) wide. Marbles can be used for a variety of games called marbles. They are often collected, both for nostalgia and for their aesthetic colors. In the North of England the objects and the game are called "taws", with larger taws being called bottle washers after the use of a marble in Codd-neck bottles.

Original source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_%28toy%29