26-05-2025
New Yorkers pay tribute to troops who made the ultimate sacrifice with Memorial Day festivities
Veterans, active duty members of the armed forces unfurl a giant American flag on the deck of the Intrepid. Michael Nagle Lindsey Pauley, left, Blake Pauley, Lt. Commander, right, and their son Emerson, 4, of Virginia Beach, at the Intrepid. Michael Nagle People play on the beach on Coney Island in Brooklyn. AFP via Getty Images Carlos Varon, of the Patriot Guard Riders of NY, rides through Cypress Hills National Cemetery after a Memorial Day commemoration ceremony. Michael Nagle Don Hellmers, commander of the NY Detachment of the Sons of the American Legion, left, and Peter DeAngelis, fire a salute. Michael Nagle Willie Bennett, vice commander of the Kings County American Legion, left, and Raymond Wrigley, commander of the Kings County American Legion. Michael Nagle Visitors inspect antique rifles at a booth during the annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony at the Intrepid Museum. Michael Nagle U.S. Coast Guard Divers during the annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony at the Intrepid. Michael Nagle A giant flag of the United States is carried during the 158th Memorial Day Parade, in the borough of Brooklyn. REUTERS Veteran Sergey Bekker, 54, who served in the 101st Airborne Division, looks at tributes left to killed service members. REUTERS An American Civil War re-enactor uses their phone after the 158th Memorial Day Parade. REUTERS Members of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. REUTERS A person takes photographs of children stood next to a car with Miss Five Boroughs 2025, Cassie Donegan. REUTERS Spectators watch the 158th Memorial Day Parade, in the borough of Brooklyn. REUTERS People enjoy the beach on Memorial Day at Coney Island Beach. REUTERS A person in a Super Mario costume drives through Times Square on Memorial Day. Michael Nagle Graves of soldiers are seen through an American flag at Cypress HiIls National Cemetery in Brooklyn. Michael Nagle