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    Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento Renders Honors to Missing Crew [Image 1 of 4]

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    A group of uniformed U.S. Coast Guard personnel are conducting a flag-raising ceremony at what appears to be a Coast Guard installation. Several members are rendering a salute while two personnel handle the halyard to raise the American flag up the flagpole. The ceremony takes place on a clear, sunny day on a paved ceremonial area.

    SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    11.01.2009

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    U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

    Petty Officer 1st Class Darril Kiest, an aviation survival technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, lowers the station's national ensign to half mast during a morning color ceremony as other crewmembers pay their respects Sunday, Nov. 1. The ceremony was held to pay respect to seven coastguardsmen who were lost at sea when a Coast Guard C-130 suffered a mid-air collision with a Marine Corps AH-1W helicopter, Oct. 29.

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    Date Taken: 11.01.2009
    Date Posted: 11.02.2009 23:07
    Photo ID: 219158
    VIRIN: 091101-G-2129M-008
    Resolution: 2513x1795
    Size: 811.34 KB
    Location: SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, US
    Web Views: 93
    Downloads: 10

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    A group of uniformed U.S. Coast Guard personnel are conducting a flag-raising ceremony at what appears to be a Coast Guard installation. Several members are rendering a salute while two personnel handle the halyard to raise the American flag up the flagpole. The ceremony takes place on a clear, sunny day on a paved ceremonial area.
    A group of U.S. Coast Guard personnel in dress uniform are conducting a flag ceremony at an air station, saluting at a flagpole on a painted platform. In the background, a large U.S. Coast Guard C-130 Hercules turboprop aircraft is prominently visible on the tarmac. The setting appears to be a formal military ceremony, likely a flag raising or retirement event.
    An aerial view of a military flag ceremony taking place on an airfield tarmac. Personnel in white-topped uniforms are saluting at a flagpole base decorated with an American flag motif, while additional personnel stand at attention further back. A white and orange C-130 aircraft with tail number 1704 is visible on the flight line in the background.
    The image shows a military or Coast Guard air base with a ceremonial flag display in the foreground featuring multiple flags including the American flag, POW/MIA flag, and others at half-staff. A large turboprop aircraft, identifiable by its white and orange Coast Guard livery, is parked on the tarmac beside a large white hangar. A decorative memorial garden with propeller sculptures and patriotic gravel designs is visible in the foreground.

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