Coast Guard Vietnam veteran mentors others [Image 1 of 12]

PLANO, TX, UNITED STATES

11.02.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Nease 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8 PADET Houston

U.S. Coast Guard Vietnam veteran Gil “Frenchy” Benoit, sits in front of the Plano Veterans Memorial Park and tells fellow Coast Guardsmen how he mentors local veterans, Nov. 2, 2015. Benoit, a former boatswains mate, voluntarily deployed to Vietnam and was wounded while aboard a Boston Whaler Boat during a patrol, attempting to intercept Sampans that were infiltrating South Vietnam. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer A. Nease)

• Date Taken: 11.02.2015
• Date Posted: 11.05.2015 18:34
• Photo ID: 2270463
• VIRIN: 151102-G-QG329-001
• Resolution: 2002x3000
• Size: 1.73 MB
• Location: PLANO, TX, US