Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the northeastern coast when it made landfall Oct. 29. Winds up to 80 mph and floodwaters up to 14 feet blanketed New York, bursting a transformer, which caused a fire in the Queens neighborhood of Rockaway Beach, destroying 111 homes. The fire and floodwaters trapped many residents, who had to be rescued by local authorities and Marines from the 6th Communications Battalion, headquartered in Brooklyn, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/released) - Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the northeastern coast when it made landfall Oct. 29. Winds up to 80 mph and floodwaters up to 14 feet blanketed New York, bursting a transformer, which caused a fire in the Queens neighborhood of Rockaway Beach, destroying 111 homes. The fire and floodwaters trapped many residents, who had to be rescued by local authorities and Marines from the 6th Communications Battalion, headquartered in Brooklyn, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/released)

Reserve Marine Sgt. Scott Moore admires Mila Kunis as she tells a story at the Marine Corps Ball on Nov. 18, 2011 in Greenville, N.C. He asked the “Friends with Benefits” star to be his ball date via YouTube while he was deployed in Afghanistan. His video amassed more than four million views and opened the “flood gates” for dozens of other celebrity ball invites on the video-based social network. - Reserve Marine Sgt. Scott Moore admires Mila Kunis as she tells a story at the Marine Corps Ball on Nov. 18, 2011 in Greenville, N.C. He asked the “Friends with Benefits” star to be his ball date via YouTube while he was deployed in Afghanistan. His video amassed more than four million views and opened the “flood gates” for dozens of other celebrity ball invites on the video-based social network.