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. 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.