Col. Gareth F. Brandl, center, the commanding officer of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands alongside fellow Marines during the Marine Corps Birthday Ball ceremony held at Mickey Mantle's restaurant in New York Nov. 10, 2008. The ball included Marines and sailors of the MEU as well as law enforcement officers of the New York Police Department. The 22nd MEU was in New York in support of Veterans Day and the reopening of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Lewis.) 22nd MEU Completes Month Aboard USS Bataan DVIDS134805

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