April 19th, 2011
FLEET WEEK 2011 will be held from May 25th thru June 1st this year and the participating ships are…
USS Iwo Jima LHD-7
USS New York LPD-21
USS John L. Hall (FFG 32)
USS Kauffman (FFG 59)
USS Carr (FFG 52)
Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
USCGC Tampa (WMEC 902)
USCGC Reliance (WMEC 615)
USCGC Willow (WLB 202)
CGC Willow in Ice
USCGC Katherine Walker (WLM 552)
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April 1st, 2011
11/13/2009 By Lance Cpl. Brian M. Woodruff, 26th MEU
NEW YORK Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 26 marched in the 90th annual Veterans Day Parade in New York City in honor of military members both past and present Nov. 11, 2009.
The parade was preceded by a ceremony where several guests spoke, including Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, Medal of Honor recipient, Bob Kerrey, New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, and Governor of New York, David Patterson. The guests spoke about what Veterans Day means to them and how proud they were of military servicemembers.
People gathered after the ceremony in front of the Eternal Light Monument, a memorial erected in New York City’s Madison Square Park to pay tribute to those who serve in the United States military.
Nearly 30,000 people marched down 5th Ave. when the parade started. Crowds gathered, cheering and clapping as soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and coast guardsmen passed by.
“I was honored to be able to march in the parade and be cheered on by all those people,” said Cpl. Wesley T. Clark, a ground communications repairman with SPMAGTF-26. “It helps remind people what military members past and present have gone through to protect their freedoms.”
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