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Veterans participate in WW II Museum
NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Mary Landry welcomed U.S. Coast Guard WWII veterans Burton Cary [USS Leonard Wood (AP-25/APA-12)], Marvin Carpenter [USS Bayfield(APA-33)], Gerald Fortier (FS-549), Warren Hotard [LCI(L)-87 Flotilla 4] and George Blessing [USCGC Iris (WLB-395); CGC Taney (WHES-37)] to the National WWII Museum, Friday, November 6, 2009. The National WWII Museum invited WWII veterans and active duty military to participate in the grand opening celebration of the newest annex of the museum. The $50 million annex encompasses the Solomon Victory Theater, the Stage Door Canteen, and the American Sector Restaurant. The master of ceremonies was Tom Brokaw and the event included several celebrity speakers, musical entertainment, and aerial fly-overs by both the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Elizabeth H. Bordelon)
NEW ORLEANS - Rear Adm. Mary Landry welcomed U.S. Coast Guard World War II veterans Burton Cary [USS Leonard Wood (AP-25/APA-12)], Marvin Carpenter [USS Bayfield(APA-33)], Gerald Fortier (FS-549), Warren Hotard [LCI(L)-87 Flotilla 4] and George Blessing [USCGC Iris (WLB-395); CGC Taney (WHES-37)] to the National World War II Museum, Nov. 6, 2009. The museum invited WWII veterans and active duty military to participate in the grand opening celebration of the newest annex of the museum. The $50 million annex encompasses the Solomon Victory Theater, the Stage Door Canteen, and the American Sector Restaurant. The master of ceremonies was Tom Brokaw and the event included several celebrity speakers, musical entertainment, and aerial fly-overs by both the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Elizabeth H. Bordelon.
Tom Hanks honors veterans at WW II Museum
NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Coast Guard WWII veteran George Blessing [USCGC Iris (WLB-395); USCGC Taney (WHEC-37)] chats with actor Tom Hanks over lunch at the grand opening ceremony of the newest annex of the National WWII Museum, Friday, November 6, 2009. The $50 million annex encompasses the Solomon Victory Theater, the Stage Door Canteen, and the American Sector Restaurant. The master of ceremonies was Tom Brokaw and the event included several celebrity speakers, musical entertainment, and aerial fly-overs by both the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy. In the spirit of a true WWII canteen, Hanks and other celebrities served lunch to WWII veterans and active duty personnel following the ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Elizabeth H. Bordelon)
NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Coast Guard World War II veteran George Blessing [USCGC Iris (WLB-395); USCGC Taney (WHEC-37)] chats with actor Tom Hanks over lunch at the grand opening ceremony of the newest annex of the National World War II Museum, Nov. 6, 2009. The $50 million annex encompasses the Solomon Victory Theater, the Stage Door Canteen, and the American Sector Restaurant. The master of ceremonies was Tom Brokaw and the event included several celebrity speakers, musical entertainment, and aerial fly-overs by both the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy. In the spirit of a true WWII canteen, Hanks and other celebrities served lunch to WWII veterans and active duty personnel following the ceremony. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Elizabeth H. Bordelon.
Coast Guard accepts Cutter Waesche

PASCAGOULA, Miss. Ð U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Lance Bardo, commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751), gives remarks to his crew, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding employees and special guest during the ÒIn-Commission SpecialÓ ceremony, Nov. 6, 2009. This ceremony represents the official transfer of ownership of the second National Security Cutter from the shipbuilder to the Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas M. Blue.

PASCAGOULA, Miss. – U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Lance Bardo, commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751), gives remarks to his crew, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding employees and special guest during the "In-Commission Special" ceremony, Nov. 6, 2009. This ceremony represents the official transfer of ownership of the second National Security Cutter from the shipbuilder to the Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas M. Blue.
U.S. Coast Guard participates in joint-service color guard for MNF
NEW ORLEANS Ð U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Alan J. Benoit, a vocalist and French horn player from the Marine Forces Reserve Band here, sings the national anthem while accompanied by a joint-service color guard featuring all five branches of the Armed Forces, before the Monday night NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons, Nov. 2, 2009. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas M. Blue.

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Alan J. Benoit, a vocalist and French horn player from the Marine Forces Reserve Band here, sings the national anthem while accompanied by a joint-service color guard featuring all five branches of the Armed Forces, before the Monday night NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons, Nov. 2, 2009.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas M. Blue.
Coast Guard crews participate in FSU homecoming game
Photograph of: Tallahassee, Fla.-- U. S. Coast Guard flight crews from the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., and a smallboat crew from U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue station Panama City, Fla., partcipate in homecoming festivities before and during the Florida State University football game, Oct. 31, 2009. U.S. Coast Guard photos and photo layout by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas M. Blue.