Camp Hamilton Veterans Memorial Park

MSGT Miguel Arjona Jr. served in the Marine Corps from June 1970 to May of 1993. MGySgt Glenn Denton met Mike when Mike came into the recruiting station in 1972 asking how to get the best reenlistment deal. The relationship continued. Many years later, the two Marines lived in base housing at Camp Pendleton just a few streets apart. Miguel's wife and sister took care of Glenn's kids at their childcare. Mike later retired. In 1996, Mike's sister contacted Glenn and told him that Mike had cancer. The VA wouldn't help him out and his family was caring for him in a two-story apartment. Mike had to sleep on the couch since the bedrooms were upstairs. This put Denton and Alfonso Arrojo on a mission to locate a hospital bed, which they found through the VFW Post 97 on South Union Avenue. Mike stayed in that bed until he died. Miguel Arjona’s tree was planted on Veterans Day in 1993. His family still comes to Camp Hamilton and visit.