Service members from units in the New Orleans area

Service members from units in the New Orleans area are recognized as the Sailor, Marine and Coast Guardsman of the Year for their respective units by the Navy League of the United States Greater New Orleans Council at “A Taste’n Toast to Our Armed Services” event at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, July 30, 2016. Cpl. Shereka K. Slater (left), an administrative specialist with Marine Forces Reserve Installation Personnel Administration Center, received the Marine of the Year Award for Marine Forces Reserve. The Navy League is comprised of 40,000 civilians in more than 240 councils around the world working to support sea service members and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones/Released)