U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) Commander Col. David Dake speaks at ceremony commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, at the Galveston Seawall, September 6, 2025. Dake, along with Galveston Mayor Dr. Craig Brown, and other local leaders joined more than 8,000 attendants along the seawall to honor the resilience of the community who rebuilt the island after experiencing the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States.