Posted: 05/01/2012
NEW YORK (May 23, 2012) Fleet Week New York 2012 begins with a parade of tall and military ships on the Hudson River. More than 6,000 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen arrived in New York on six U.S. Navy ships, three U.S. Coast Guard cutters, and 12 coalition ships. Fleet Week will commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leona Mynes)