U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 401 offer helping hands to the Toys for Tots event at the Arizona Western College Conference Center, Dec. 18, 2017. Toys for Tots was founded by U.S. Marine Corps Reservist Maj. William L. Hendricks in 1947 and in 1991, the Secretary of Defense, Dick Cheney, made Toys for Tots an official mission of the Marine Corps Reserves. (U.S. Marine Corps video screenshot by Lance Cpl. Eric Q. Shannon) - U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 401 offer helping hands to the Toys for Tots event at the Arizona Western College Conference Center, Dec. 18, 2017. Toys for Tots was founded by U.S. Marine Corps Reservist Maj. William L. Hendricks in 1947 and in 1991, the Secretary of Defense, Dick Cheney, made Toys for Tots an official mission of the Marine Corps Reserves. (U.S. Marine Corps video screenshot by Lance Cpl. Eric Q. Shannon)