22nd MEU, USS Bataan present for aircraft unveiling
11/10/2008
By
Cpl. Justin M. Martinez
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22nd MEU
NEW YORK
Marines and sailors from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors from the USS Bataan were present on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Nov. 10, 2008, during a ceremony commemorating the Marine Corps birthday and highlighting four refurbished Marine Corps aircraft the museum displays. The Marines were in New York to support Veterans Day events and Intrepid reopening as a museum.
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NEW YORK-Col. Gareth F. Brandl, Commanding Officer of 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and the oldest Marine present at a traditional Marine Corps birthday cake-cutting ceremony, gives the youngest Marine, Lance Cpl. Christian Brandl, a CH-53 Crew Chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), a slice of the ceremonial cake Nov. 10, 2008, on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Marines with 22nd MEU and sailors from USS Bataan were in New York to support Veterans Day and Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum reopening.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin M. Martinez)
, Cpl. Justin M. Martinez, 11/10/2008 7:25 AM NEW YORK-Col. Gareth F. Brandl, Commanding Officer, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, converses with Nick Fusco, a retired gunnery sergeant, on the flight deck of USS Intrepid Nov. 10, 2008, before a plaque unveiling of four renovated Marine Corps aircraft. Marines and sailors from 22nd MEU and USS Bataan were in New York in support of Veterans Day and the Intrepid reopening as a museum.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin M. Martinez), Cpl. Justin M. Martinez, 11/10/2008 7:02 AM NEW YORK-Col. Gareth F. Brandl, Commanding Officer, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sgt. Maj. Thomas Hall Jr., the Sergeant Major of the 22nd MEU, cut the first slice out of a Marine Corps birthday cake on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Nov. 10, 2008. The Marines and sailors of 22nd MEU and USS Bataan were in New York to support Veterans Day events and the Intrepid reopening as a museum.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin M. Martinez)
, Cpl. Justin M. Martinez, 11/10/2008 7:24 AM NEW YORK-Nick Fusco, a retired Marine, cuts pieces of the ceremonial Marine Corps birthday cake for Marines and New York residents Nov. 10, 2008, during a plaque unveiling of four refurbished aircraft fighters on USS Intrepid's flight deck. Fusco entered the Marine Corps in 1948 and retired as a gunnery sergeant after 31 years of service. Marines with 22nd MEU and sailors from USS Bataan were in New York to support Veterans Day and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum reopening.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin M. Martinez)
, Cpl. Justin M. Martinez, 11/10/2008 7:26 AM NEW YORK-This birthday cake was used during a traditional cake-cutting ceremony on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Nov. 10, 2008, during a ceremony commemorating the Marine Corps birthday and highlighting four refurbished Marine Corps aircraft the museum displays. The Marines were in New York to support Veterans Day events and Intrepid reopening as a museum.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin M. Martinez)
, Cpl. Justin M. Martinez, 11/10/2008 7:00 AM
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