NBC NEWS: New York City AIDS Memorial Honors 'Community of Heroes'

The NYC AIDS Memorial recognizes those who lost their lives due to HIV/AIDS and the activists who helped change the trajectory of the epidemic.

Amid the most uncertain time in his life, one tradition remained certain. For several years, just before the Christmas holidays, Eric Sawyer would trade in his Levis for a dress and become a character inspired by Marilyn Monroe: Harmony Moore. Joined by Rollerina, a self-proclaimed fairy godmother who was known to roller skate around New York City and bless young gay men with HIV, Sawyer would sing carols and distribute presents to those in the AIDS wards of St. Vincent's hospital.