Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo commissioning ceremony [Image 1 of 8]

NEW ORLEANS, LA, UNITED STATES

12.08.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles  

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

Lt. Benjamin Litts, commanding officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo, speaks during the ship's commissioning ceremony in New Orleans, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. The ship was named after Jacob Poroo, a hospital corpsman who suffered fatal injuries after entering a burning building to attempt a rescue on June 2, 1968. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles.

• Date Taken: 12.08.2017
• Date Posted: 12.08.2017 17:12
• Photo ID: 4013310
• VIRIN: 171208-G-LB502-1007
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 2.16 MB
• Location: NEW ORLEANS, LA, US