Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp and Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus attend a ceremony announcing a partnership between the U.S. Navy and Operation Sail for the bicentennial commemoration of the War of 1812 and the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" at the Smithsonian's Museum of American History. The museum houses the Star-Spangled Banner, the actual flag that inspired Francis Scott Key during the battle of Baltimore in 1814. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gina K. Morrissette
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