NEW YORK – U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Nelson Vergara (Left), Retired U.S. Army Colonel Stephanie Dawson (Center), and U.S. Army Veteran Joseph Duggan Jr. (Right), stand with the American Flags presented to them during a ceremony honoring the Official Grand Marshals for the 2016 New York City Veterans Day Parade at the Freedom Tower in New York, Nov. 9, 2016. All three Veterns Day Parade Grand Marshals are both 9/11 first responders and post 9/11 military veterans. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Frank Iannazzo-Simmons)