BUXTON, N.C. - Coast Guard Seaman SN Nicholas Staniewicz, Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Smith, and Petty Officer 1st Irena Bolyn from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet salute the National Ensign during a Patriot's Day memorial remembrance at the Cape Hatteras Elementary School, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. The Coast Guardsmen joined the schools student body and the Buxton Volunteer Fire Department to pay tribute to the nearly 3000 civilians and 343 members of the New York City Fire Department who lost their lives during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center Buildings on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Douglas Harding)