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U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Mel Bouboulis, chief of staff of Eighth Coast Guard District, addresses the audience at the dedication ceremony for the painting titled “Rescue Me” by Louisiana artist Dale Fairbanks at the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New Orleans, La., Aug. 25, 2015. “Rescue Me” is based off of televised imagery of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescuing stranded citizens in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The dedication ceremony was one of dozens of events this week commemorates the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, 2015.

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Mel Bouboulis, chief of staff of Eighth Coast Guard District, addresses the audience at the dedication ceremony for the painting titled “Rescue Me” by Louisiana artist Dale Fairbanks at the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New Orleans, La., Aug. 25, 2015. “Rescue Me” is based off of televised imagery of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescuing stranded citizens in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The dedication ceremony was one of dozens of events this week commemorates the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

First Sgt. Timothy Dennison, the detachment first sergeant for Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, presents a folded flag to the son of Sgt. Carson Holmquist, a motor transport maintenance chief with Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, during his funeral July 25, 2015 in Grantsburg, Wis. Holmquist, along with three other Marines and a Sailor, was killed in an attack at the Naval Operation Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community of Grantsburg gathered to honor the memory and sacrifice of Holmquist and his fallen brothers-in-arms.

First Sgt. Timothy Dennison, the detachment first sergeant for Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, presents a folded flag to the son of Sgt. Carson Holmquist, a motor transport maintenance chief with Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, during his funeral July 25, 2015 in Grantsburg, Wis. Holmquist, along with three other Marines and a Sailor, was killed in an attack at the Naval Operation Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community of Grantsburg gathered to honor the memory and sacrifice of Holmquist and his fallen brothers-in-arms.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, and Marines of and Sailors of Marine Forces Reserve, salute as taps is played for Sgt. Carson Holmquist, a motor transport maintenance chief with and Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, during his funeral July 25, 2015 in Grantsburg, Wis. Holmquist, along with three other Marines and a Sailor, was killed in an attack at the Naval Operation Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community of Grantsburg gathered to honor the memory and sacrifice of Holmquist and his fallen brothers-in-arms.

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, and Marines of and Sailors of Marine Forces Reserve, salute as taps is played for Sgt. Carson Holmquist, a motor transport maintenance chief with and Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, during his funeral July 25, 2015 in Grantsburg, Wis. Holmquist, along with three other Marines and a Sailor, was killed in an attack at the Naval Operation Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community of Grantsburg gathered to honor the memory and sacrifice of Holmquist and his fallen brothers-in-arms.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, presents a folded flag to the widow of Sgt. Carson Holmquist, a motor transport maintenance chief with Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, during his funeral July 25, 2015 in Grantsburg, Wis. Holmquist, along with three other Marines and a Sailor, was killed in an attack at the Naval Operation Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community of Grantsburg gathered to honor the memory and sacrifice of Holmquist and his fallen brothers-in-arms.

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, presents a folded flag to the widow of Sgt. Carson Holmquist, a motor transport maintenance chief with Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, during his funeral July 25, 2015 in Grantsburg, Wis. Holmquist, along with three other Marines and a Sailor, was killed in an attack at the Naval Operation Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community of Grantsburg gathered to honor the memory and sacrifice of Holmquist and his fallen brothers-in-arms.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Photographs of Sgt. Carson Holmquist with his wife Jasmine and son Wyatt, decorate a memorial at his funeral July 25, 2015 in Grantsburg, Wis. Holmquist, a motor transport maintenance chief with Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, was killed in an attack at the Naval Operation Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community of Grantsburg gathered to honor the memory and sacrifice of Holmquist and his fallen brothers-in-arms.

Photographs of Sgt. Carson Holmquist with his wife Jasmine and son Wyatt, decorate a memorial at his funeral July 25, 2015 in Grantsburg, Wis. Holmquist, a motor transport maintenance chief with Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, was killed in an attack at the Naval Operation Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community of Grantsburg gathered to honor the memory and sacrifice of Holmquist and his fallen brothers-in-arms.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

The Sprayberry JROTC presents the colors as the National Anthem is sung at Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial in Marietta, Georgia on July 21, 2015. Wells was killed in an attack by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community gathered together at the high school stadium to pay their respects and thank Wells for his sacrifice and selfless service.

The Sprayberry JROTC presents the colors as the National Anthem is sung at Lance Cpl. Squire Wells memorial in Marietta, Georgia on July 21, 2015. Wells was killed in an attack by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 16, 2015. Marines, family, friends and the community gathered together at the high school stadium to pay their respects and thank Wells for his sacrifice and selfless service.

Photo by Cpl. Sara Graham

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran and Prisoner of War Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by Sgt. Emmanuel Ortiz, an operations noncommissioned officer in charge with Marine Forces Reserve Operations, at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran and Prisoner of War Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by Sgt. Emmanuel Ortiz, an operations noncommissioned officer in charge with Marine Forces Reserve Operations, at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran and Prisoner of War Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by service members, veterans and airline travelers at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran and Prisoner of War Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by service members, veterans and airline travelers at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran, Prisoner of War and Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by service members, veterans and airline travelers at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran, Prisoner of War and Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by service members, veterans and airline travelers at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran and Prisoner of War Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by Cpl. Jordan L. Bradford, a recruiting and retention clerk with Marine Forces Reserve, at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Pvt. Marvin A. Rolansky, a World War II Marine veteran and Prisoner of War Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted by Cpl. Jordan L. Bradford, a recruiting and retention clerk with Marine Forces Reserve, at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., June 3, 2015. Rolansky was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on Dec. 9, 1941, and spent four years in a labor camp until his return to U.S. military control in 1945 after the end of the war. Rolansky is one of a group of WWII POWs who visited New Orleans for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society Reunion June 2-6, 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Cpl. Jessica Thompson and Lance Cpl. Thomas Benge, Marine Air Ground Task Force planners, G-3/5, Marine Forces Reserve, place flags at headstones at the Chalmette National Cemetery in Chalmette, La., May 22, 2015. Marines from MARFORRES volunteered Friday morning to place hundreds of flags at headstones in remembrance of Memorial Day to honor the men and women who lost their lives fighting for the country.

Cpl. Jessica Thompson and Lance Cpl. Thomas Benge, Marine Air Ground Task Force planners, G-3/5, Marine Forces Reserve, place flags at headstones at the Chalmette National Cemetery in Chalmette, La., May 22, 2015. Marines from MARFORRES volunteered Friday morning to place hundreds of flags at headstones in remembrance of Memorial Day to honor the men and women who lost their lives fighting for the country.

Photo by Cpl. Brytani Musick

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and his wife Patricia place flags at headstones at the Chalmette National Cemetery in Chalmette, La., May 22, 2015. Marines from MARFORRES volunteered Friday morning to place hundreds of flags at headstones in remembrance of Memorial Day to honor the men and women who lost their lives fighting for the country.

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and his wife Patricia place flags at headstones at the Chalmette National Cemetery in Chalmette, La., May 22, 2015. Marines from MARFORRES volunteered Friday morning to place hundreds of flags at headstones in remembrance of Memorial Day to honor the men and women who lost their lives fighting for the country.

Photo by Cpl. Brytani Musick

The brass quintet of Marine Corps Band New Orleans plays the Marine Hymn while Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve stands at attention during a Memorial Day ceremony on the floor of the Louisiana House of Representatives at the state capitol building in Baton Rouge, La., May 21, 2015. The House held a ceremony with Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, and senior leaders from other service branches in the local area to commemorate those who lost their lives in battle for the country.

The brass quintet of Marine Corps Band New Orleans plays the Marine Hymn while Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve stands at attention during a Memorial Day ceremony on the floor of the Louisiana House of Representatives at the state capitol building in Baton Rouge, La., May 21, 2015. The House held a ceremony with Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, and senior leaders from other service branches in the local area to commemorate those who lost their lives in battle for the country.

Photo by Cpl. Brytani Musick

Maya Goss, 11, wins a water bottle, t-shirt and lanyard after completing a sit-up challenge at a Marine Corps Band New Orleans concert May 10, 2015 at East Senior High School in Cheyenne, Wyo. The band conducted their spring tour through Canada and the northern United States April 29 – May 11, 2015. The tour included combined concerts with the HMCS Tecumseh Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Band, as well as the University of Montana wind ensemble. The band performed concerts in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Missoula and Billings, Mont.; Rapid City, S.D., and Cheyenne, Wyo., giving the Marines a chance to tell the Marine Corps’ story through music across North America.

Maya Goss, 11, wins a water bottle, t-shirt and lanyard after completing a sit-up challenge at a Marine Corps Band New Orleans concert May 10, 2015 at East Senior High School in Cheyenne, Wyo. The band conducted their spring tour through Canada and the northern United States April 29 – May 11, 2015. The tour included combined concerts with the HMCS Tecumseh Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Band, as well as the University of Montana wind ensemble. The band performed concerts in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Missoula and Billings, Mont.; Rapid City, S.D., and Cheyenne, Wyo., giving the Marines a chance to tell the Marine Corps’ story through music across North America.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

The Marine Corps Band New Orleans performs an evening concert at Billings Senior High school in Billings, Mont. May 2, 2015. The band conducted their spring tour through Canada and the northern United States April 29 – May 11, 2015. The tour included combined concerts with the HMCS Tecumseh Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Band, as well as the University of Montana wind ensemble. The band performed concerts in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Missoula and Billings, Mont.; Rapid City, S.D., and Cheyenne, Wyo., giving the Marines a chance to tell the Marine Corps’ story through music across North America.

The Marine Corps Band New Orleans performs an evening concert at Billings Senior High school in Billings, Mont. May 2, 2015. The band conducted their spring tour through Canada and the northern United States April 29 – May 11, 2015. The tour included combined concerts with the HMCS Tecumseh Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Band, as well as the University of Montana wind ensemble. The band performed concerts in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Missoula and Billings, Mont.; Rapid City, S.D., and Cheyenne, Wyo., giving the Marines a chance to tell the Marine Corps’ story through music across North America.

Photo by Cpl. TIffany Edwards

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bryan Sherlock conducts the Marine Corps Band New Orleans during an evening concert at Foothills Alliance Church in Calgary, Alberta, May 2, 2015. The band conducted their spring tour through Canada and the northern United States April 29 – May 11, 2015. The tour included combined concerts with the HMCS Tecumseh Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Band, as well as the University of Montana wind ensemble. The band performed concerts in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Missoula and Billings, Mont.; Rapid City, S.D., and Cheyenne, Wyo., giving the Marines a chance to tell the Marine Corps’ story through music across North America.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bryan Sherlock conducts the Marine Corps Band New Orleans during an evening concert at Foothills Alliance Church in Calgary, Alberta, May 2, 2015. The band conducted their spring tour through Canada and the northern United States April 29 – May 11, 2015. The tour included combined concerts with the HMCS Tecumseh Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Band, as well as the University of Montana wind ensemble. The band performed concerts in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Missoula and Billings, Mont.; Rapid City, S.D., and Cheyenne, Wyo., giving the Marines a chance to tell the Marine Corps’ story through music across North America.

Photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards

Mitch Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans, speaks to an audience composed of military and civilian organizations at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. The mayor spoke of his efforts to combat homelessness among veterans in New Orleans. President Barack Obama praised Landrieu during the U.S. Conference of Mayors the week prior for making New Orleans one of the first major cities to eliminate veteran homelessness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Mitch Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans, speaks to an audience composed of military and civilian organizations at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. The mayor spoke of his efforts to combat homelessness among veterans in New Orleans. President Barack Obama praised Landrieu during the U.S. Conference of Mayors the week prior for making New Orleans one of the first major cities to eliminate veteran homelessness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David M. Mize (left), Chairman of the New Orleans Mayor's Military Advisory Committee, speaks on behalf of the New Orleans military community at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. Senior military leaders from across the New Orleans area gathered to receive certificates of recognition for their commands’ efforts in eliminating veteran homelessness in New Orleans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David M. Mize (left), Chairman of the New Orleans Mayor's Military Advisory Committee, speaks on behalf of the New Orleans military community at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. Senior military leaders from across the New Orleans area gathered to receive certificates of recognition for their commands’ efforts in eliminating veteran homelessness in New Orleans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Col. Steven G. Godinho (left), commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, accepts a certificate of recognition from Mitch Landrieu (right), mayor of New Orleans, at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. Godinho accepted the certificate on behalf of MARFORRES for its efforts in combating veteran homelessness in the New Orleans area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Col. Steven G. Godinho (left), commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, accepts a certificate of recognition from Mitch Landrieu (right), mayor of New Orleans, at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. Godinho accepted the certificate on behalf of MARFORRES for its efforts in combating veteran homelessness in the New Orleans area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones

Mitch Landrieu (left), mayor of New Orleans, thanks civilian and military organizations for their efforts in eliminating veteran homelessness in New Orleans at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. With the help of these organizations, Landrieu’s administration has built a response system that can find housing for veterans in an average of 30 days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Mitch Landrieu (left), mayor of New Orleans, thanks civilian and military organizations for their efforts in eliminating veteran homelessness in New Orleans at Gallier Hall, Jan. 29, 2015. With the help of these organizations, Landrieu’s administration has built a response system that can find housing for veterans in an average of 30 days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones)

Photo by Cpl. Ian Leones