Veterans and Service Members Kick Off Sail 250 in New Orleans [Image 10 of 10]

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES

05.27.2026

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Vincent Moreno 

U.S. Coast Guard Heartland       

U.S Coast Guard WWII veteran Gladys Hughes holds a challenge coin during a morning colors ceremony at the Veterans Affairs Hospital during the Sail 250 New Orleans kickoff, May 27, 2026. Hughes served as a SPAR during WWII from 1944 to 1946 and enlisted out of Brooklyn, New York. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Vincent Moreno)

• Date Taken: 05.27.2026
• Date Posted: 05.31.2026 00:16
• Photo ID: 9716628
• VIRIN: 260527-G-PO504-1167
• Resolution: 1335x1350
• Size: 543.79 KB
• Location: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US