46 years after tragedy, northern Michigan Coast Guard units, lighthouse society honor fallen Coast Guard member

DETOUR VILLAGE, MI, UNITED STATES

08.17.2017

Photo by Master Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf 

U.S. Coast Guard District 9

Linda Ashley VandenHeuvel and Michael Ashley, joined by Coast Guard Ensign Suzannah Peters of Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, honor their brother, Seaman Don Ashley during a ceremony in DeTour Village, Michigan on Aug. 17, 2017. Ashley, a 22-year-old Coast Guard member assigned to the DeTour Reef Lighthouse, died in March of 1971 when his small boat capsized while making a trip from the lighthouse to DeTour Village, about one mile away. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 08.17.2017
• Date Posted: 08.17.2017 21:08
• Photo ID: 3683869
• VIRIN: 170817-G-G0109-1004
• Resolution: 4272x2848
• Size: 3.78 MB
• Location: DETOUR VILLAGE, MI, US