U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters holds Douglas Munro Ceremony [Image 4 of 6]

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

09.29.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom 

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters     

A wreath and a bust of U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Douglas Munro, the Coast Guard's only Medal of Honor recipient, stand at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, 2025. Douglas Munro received a Medal of Honor posthumously after saving nearly 500 U.S. Marines during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom)

• Date Taken: 09.29.2025
• Date Posted: 10.03.2025 11:45
• Photo ID: 9352722
• VIRIN: 250929-G-JO805-1006
• Resolution: 6240x4160
• Size: 2.9 MB
• Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US