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Retired Marine Maj. Gen. David M. Mize, chairman of the Mayor’s Military Advisory Committee, opens the New Orleans Military Appreciation Day ceremony at New Orleans City Hall, Dec. 14, 2017. Military Appreciation Day is celebrated annually to honor service members in each military branch for their hard work and to encourage a closer relationship between military service and state and federal agencies in Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melany Vasquez/ Released)