The Coast Guard Family at the Tampa Memorial on Coast Guard Hill in Arlington Cemetery celebrating USCG Flags Across America, 8 Nov 2008.
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Yesterday Pam and I and our grandsons spent the morning at Arlington Cemetary participating in U.S. Coast Guard Flags Across America (FAA). Sponsored by the local DC Chief Petty Officers Association under the leadership of Master Chief Mark Allen and CWO3 Ed Kruska, FAA is a program to teach Coast Guard and U.S. history and celebrate our heroes. The event takes place the Saturday before Veterans Day and includes oral histories of our leaders and heroes and the evolution of our flags. It begins on Coast Guard Hill at the TAMPA Memorial, moves to the USS SERPENS Memorial, and then ends with all the participants placing Coast Guard and American Flags on the graves of Coast Guard Veterans. There are more photos on our Flickr site. We were also joined by DOT Deputy Secretary VADM Tom Barrett and his wife Sheila who gave an oral history of the Alaska state flag. VADM Barrett is a former D17 Commander. Photos were taken with my phone.
Gorgeous day, great event. BZ to the CPOA.
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