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A color guard from Brooklyn’s 6th Communication Battalion retires the colors during a remembrance ceremony for two Reserve Marines from their unit at Floyd Bennett Field, Aug. 30, 2016. Sgt. Maj. Michael S. Curtin and Gunnery Sgt. Matthew D. Garvey, first responders with the city’s police fire departments, lost their lives at the World Trade Center on 9/11. To honor their memory, Marine Corps Reserve Center Brooklyn dedicated the Curtin Garvey Complex and a 9/11 monument made partially with steel from the World Trade Center. The remembrance ceremony is being held in conjunction with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Centennial, celebrating 100 years of service and selfless dedication to the nation. - A color guard from Brooklyn’s 6th Communication Battalion retires the colors during a remembrance ceremony for two Reserve Marines from their unit at Floyd Bennett Field, Aug. 30, 2016. Sgt. Maj. Michael S. Curtin and Gunnery Sgt. Matthew D. Garvey, first responders with the city’s police fire departments, lost their lives at the World Trade Center on 9/11. To honor their memory, Marine Corps Reserve Center Brooklyn dedicated the Curtin Garvey Complex and a 9/11 monument made partially with steel from the World Trade Center. The remembrance ceremony is being held in conjunction with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Centennial, celebrating 100 years of service and selfless dedication to the nation.

Marines and sailors stand in front of the Veterans of Foreign Wars detachment in the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson prior to a wreath-laying ceremony meant to honor fallen veterans, May 29, 2016. This year is the 28th year New York has hosted Fleet Week. U.S. Marines and sailors are in New York to interact with the public, demonstrate capabilities and teach the people of New York about America’s sea service. - Marines and sailors stand in front of the Veterans of Foreign Wars detachment in the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson prior to a wreath-laying ceremony meant to honor fallen veterans, May 29, 2016. This year is the 28th year New York has hosted Fleet Week. U.S. Marines and sailors are in New York to interact with the public, demonstrate capabilities and teach the people of New York about America’s sea service.