Coast Guard Honors Silver Lifesaving Medal Recipients’ Service And Life At Memorial Service [Image 2 of 4]

ASTORIA, OREGON, UNITED STATES

03.30.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Valerie Higdon 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Members of the Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment Honor
Guard fold an American flag in preparation to present it to the family
during a memorial service for Gordon Huggins at Barbey Maritime Center
in Astoria, Ore., March 30, 2019.

The flag folding ceremony is a tradition at some military funerals and
memorial services in which 13 folds are made in an American flag, each
with a special meaning

• Date Taken: 03.30.2019
• Date Posted: 03.31.2019 00:00
• Photo ID: 5223907
• VIRIN: 190330-G-IG980-0017
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 17.89 MB
• Location: ASTORIA, OREGON, US