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    Two senior military officers in white dress uniforms are posing together while holding an open award certificate. The document is from The United States of America and appears to be a Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal citation. Both officers wear multiple medals, ribbons, and gold insignia consistent with high-ranking Coast Guard or Navy flag officers.

    WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

    05.24.2010

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    U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

    Vice. Adm. David Pekoske, the 26th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, is awarded the Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal by Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Thad Allen during the Coast Guard Vice Commandant change of watch ceremony at Ft. McNair, May 24. Vice Adm. Sally Brice O?ara became the 27th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard during the ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kip Wadlow)

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    Date Taken: 05.24.2010
    Date Posted: 05.25.2010 04:26
    Photo ID: 282507
    VIRIN: 100524-G-0269W-001
    Resolution: 3000x2400
    Size: 2.85 MB
    Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US
    Web Views: 675
    Downloads: 4

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    Two senior military officers in white dress uniforms are posing together while holding an open award certificate. The document is from The United States of America and appears to be a Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal citation. Both officers wear multiple medals, ribbons, and gold insignia consistent with high-ranking Coast Guard or Navy flag officers.
    A group of people are gathered on the deck of a large vessel, observing what appears to be a historic cannon recovery or ceremonial event. A large, weathered cannon lies on the deck alongside a buoy painted with an American flag design (stars and stripes). The scene takes place on a waterway with a large cantilever bridge visible in the background, consistent with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
    An official portrait photograph of a senior U.S. Coast Guard officer in dress uniform, seated at a desk with American and organizational flags in the background. The name tag visible on the uniform reads 'BRICE-O'HARA' and 'U.S. COAST GUARD'. The officer displays multiple rows of service ribbons and gold sleeve stripes indicating flag officer rank.
    A large conical buoy painted with an American flag design (stars and stripes) is being lifted by a crane aboard what appears to be a U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender vessel. The buoy shows significant weathering and marine growth on its lower section, indicating it was recently recovered from the water. A crowd of observers and crew members in safety gear watch the operation from the deck.
    Two military officers in white dress uniforms are standing at a podium during an outdoor press conference near a body of water. Multiple media personnel with video cameras are filming and recording the event. The setting appears to be a formal military or government public affairs event.

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