Coast Guard honors fallen flight crew in McKinleyville on 20th anniversary of helicopter crash [Image 1 of 5]

MCKINLEYVILLE, CA, UNITED STATES

06.08.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Wilson 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11

The mother of Lt. j.g. Charles Thigpen IV places flowers at the Humboldt Bay Memorial before a memorial ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay, June 8, 2017. Thigpen was one of four crewmembers lost in the line of duty 20 years ago when the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter CG-6549 crashed 57 miles west of Cape Mendocino, Calif., during a search-and-rescue mission to save five sailors in a storm. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Wilson.

• Date Taken: 06.08.2017
• Date Posted: 06.09.2017 00:29
• Photo ID: 3463170
• VIRIN: 170608-G-LS785-010
• Resolution: 6000x4000
• Size: 15.15 MB
• Location: MCKINLEYVILLE, CA, US