FDNY Honors Memorial Day as Members Prepare to Deploy with Marines

Members of the 25th Marine Regiment, including 17 FDNY members, received a touching send-off at the 1st Marine Corps District in Garden City on May 20, as they prepared to begin their deployment on Memorial Day.

The unit will be first sent to Twentynine Palms, California, for three months of desert and urban operations training, before going to Iraq this winter.

The FDNY would like to thank all its members currently serving in the armed services and hope for their safe return.

Pictured:
Firefighter Timothy Ledwith, E-236, Sgt, 2/25 Snipers
Firefighter Jason Braadt, L-122, Sgt, 2/25 Snipers
Firefighter Joe DiGiacomo, Sq 270, L/Cpl 2/25 Weapons
Firefighter Justin Reilly, E-75, Sgt, 2/25 Weapons
Firefighter Joe Schutta, L-33, Cpl, 2/25 Weapons
Firefighter Chris Bambury, L-3, Sgt, 2/25 Weapons

Also being deployed:
Firefighter Luis Peña, E-50, Sgt, 2/25 Weapons
Firefighter Alex Malchevsky, E-45, Sgt, 2/25 Weapons
Firefighter Christopher Little, Fire Academy, L/Cpl, 2/25 Weapons
Firefighter Chris Sluttman, L-17, L/Cpl, 2/25 Fox
Firefighter Vinny Brennan, E-62, Sgt, 2/25 Gulf
Firefighter Bashkim Cira, E-250, Cpl, 2/25 Fox
Firefighter Samuel Erwin, Jr., L-103, Sgt, 2/25 Communications