SAN DIEGO -- The POW MIA flag flies from the mast of Coast Guard Cutter Petrel along with the national ensign and the Coast Guard ensign during the transit to the location for a burial at sea ceremony off the coast of San Diego, June 10, 2011.
The ceremony was held for retired Chief Warrant Officer Milton Strouse, a 22-year Navy veteran and former prisoner of war, and his wife Josephine. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.