Passing of the ceremonial long glass [Image 3 of 5]

KEY WEST, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

01.24.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios    

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

Chief Petty Officer John L. Gatton Jr., World War II Coast Guard veteran, presents the ceremonial long glass to a crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter William Trump during a commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., Jan. 24, 2015. Gatton was a chief quartermaster aboard one of the many landing crafts that that approached the beach on D-Day, assigned there from the date of its commissioning, Feb. 15, 1943. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios)

• Date Taken: 01.24.2015
• Date Posted: 01.24.2015 15:06
• Photo ID: 1734921
• VIRIN: 150124-G-KZ985-414
• Resolution: 3490x2302
• Size: 1.68 MB
• Location: KEY WEST, FLORIDA, US