Staff Sgt. Rick Shoemaker, armory chief with 2nd Battalion,

Staff Sgt. Rick Shoemaker, armory chief with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines, and a native of Grand Rapids, Mich., explains the M203 grenade launcher to onlookers during Memorial Day Weekend on the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York on May 25. The various events to commemorate Memorial Day around New York are being conducted with active duty and reserve service members stationed in the Greater New York City area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Caleb Gomez).