NORTH ATLANTIC - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Juniper crewmembers lay dried rose petals over the RMS Titanic'€™s resting site April 14, 2012. 1.5 million rose petals were donated by Titanic Museum Attractions for the Titanic'€™s centennial commemoration. Video courtesy of the Canadian Ice Service.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Destiny Brookins, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Herring, prepare to release wreaths out the back of a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J aircraft over the RMS Titanic's resting site, April 14, 2012. The wreaths were donated for the Titanic’s centennial commemoration. The air crew is based in Elizabeth City, N.C., and is deployed to St. John’s to provide air support to the International Ice Patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Destiny Brookins, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Herring, pause for a moment of silence before releasing wreaths out the back of a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J aircraft over the RMS Titanic's resting site, April 14, 2012. The wreaths were donated for the Titanic’s centennial commemoration. The air crew is based in Elizabeth City, N.C., and is deployed to St. John’s to provide air support to the International Ice Patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Destiny Brookins, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Herring, release wreaths out the back of a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J aircraft over the RMS Titanic's resting site, April 14, 2012. The wreaths were donated for the Titanic’s centennial commemoration. The air crew is based in Elizabeth City, N.C., and is deployed to St. John’s to provide air support to the International Ice Patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

NEW YORK – Coast Guard search and rescue and environmental protection personnel from Sector New York and Station New York respond to a capsized vessel near Liberty Island, N.Y., Friday, April 6, 2012. Coast Guard personnel are gathering information to investigate the accident, respond to any pollution and oversee plans for salvage operations. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erik Swanson.

NEW YORK – A response boat crew from Coast Guard Station New York patrols near the capsized tugboat Katherine G at Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, April 6, 2012. The crew is looking for any signs of pollution after a commercial environmental agency deployed boom around the tugboat. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erik Swanson.

This multimedia project shares the images and thoughts of Coast Guard photographers who were present
during the events of 9/11. Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie

NEW YORK - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Megan Weikleenget, a vocalist for the Coast Guard Band, sings "America the Beautiful" on the USS Intrepid Pier during the "The U.S. Coast Guard 9/11 New York City Response Retrospective," held Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. The event was held at the Intrepid, Sea, Air and Space Museum to remember those who lost their lives during the attack on the World Trade Center and to discuss the actions taken by the U.S. Coast Guard and its agency partners on 9/11 and after. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3 Class Erik Swanson.

NEW YORK - Coast Guard Seaman Timothy Ryan provides a tour of the Coast Guard Cutter Bainbridge Island, homeported in Sandy Hook, N.J., to visitors during the "The U.S. Coast Guard 9/11 New York City Response Retrospective," held Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. The event was held at the Intrepid, Sea, Air and Space Museum to remember those who lost their lives during the attack on the World Trade Center and to discuss the actions taken by the U.S. Coast Guard and its agency partners on 9/11 and after. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3 Class Erik Swanson.

NEW YORK - Visitors tour the Coast Guard Cutter Bainbridge Island, homeported in Sandy Hook, N.J., while moored to the USS Intrepid Pier during the "The U.S. Coast Guard 9/11 New York City Response Retrospective," held Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. The event was held at the Intrepid, Sea, Air and Space Museum to remember those who lost their lives during the attack on the World Trade Center and to discuss the actions taken by the U.S. Coast Guard and its agency partners on 9/11 and after. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3 Class Erik Swanson.

NEW YORK - The Coast Guard Cutter Bainbridge Island, homeported in Sandy Hook, N.J., lies moored behind an Army Corps of Engineers vessel on the USS Intrepid Pier, to offer tours to the public during "The U.S. Coast Guard 9/11 New York City Response Retrospective," held Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. The event was held at the Intrepid, Sea, Air and Space Museum to remember those who lost their lives during the attack on the World Trade Center and to discuss the actions taken by the U.S. Coast Guard and its agency partners on 9/11 and after. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson.