This page contains materials from previous SAR San Diego Chapter meetings starting with the most recent.
May 2017 Meeting Presentation
In honor of the 75th Anniversary of Camp Pendleton the May speaker was Richard Rothwell Col. USMC (Ret.). His presentation was about the history and mission of Camp Pendleton.
Col. Rothwell (Ret.) is the current President of the Camp Pendleton Historical Society. Col. Rothwell (Ret.) commanded the Fifth Marine Regiment during the 1980’s, the same unit his father commanded during the 1950’s!
Major General Pendleton, for whom the base is named, was a member of the SAR and was President of the San Diego Chapter from 1929 – 1930.
Click here to view the slides presented by Col. Rothwell (Ret.)
Click here to view the script used during the presentation
April 2017 Meeting Presentation
Click here to see the presentation given by Compatriot Skip Cox at the April 2017 Chapter meeting.
To view a 28-minute video of the events at this time of our county’s history, click on the video image below.