Former Marine Capt. Harry Stites, 81, attends an event to celebrate the legacy of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, which was on the site of the Orange County Great Park. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
William Greenhouse, a former Marine master sergeant, makes his way into the celebration. The hangar was part of the air station, which was in use from 1943 to 1999. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
Earl Wickham, left, a former master sergeant, rises for the Pledge of Allegiance. The yearly “homecoming” event is put on by the El Toro Marine Air Station Oral History Project. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
