DATE: May 08, 2008 13:42:42 CST

PENSACOLA, Fla.- The Coast Guard held a dedication ceremony for, Semper S. Paratican, the Coast Guard's Pelican as part of Pensacola's "Pelicans in Paradise" program here Wednesday May 7, 2008. The dedication ceremony included a search and rescue demonstration by crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Pensacola, Air Station New Orleans and the Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Ala. (U.S. Coast Guard photographs and layout design by Petty Officer 3rd Class James S. Harless)