Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 09.26.2025
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Phillip Waldron lays flowers at the gravesite of Douglas Munro following the annual Douglas Munro remembrance ceremony in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 26, 2025. Munro is the only Medal of Honor recipient in the Coast Guard and his grave has been designated a historical site by Washington State. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 09.26.2025
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Phillip Waldron and Master Chief Kody Fraughton, Northwest District Command Master Chief, lay flowers at the gravesites of Douglas Munro and his family following the annual Douglas Munro remembrance ceremony in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 26, 2025. Munro is the only Medal of Honor recipient in the Coast Guard and his grave has been designated a......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 09.26.2025
A U.S. Marine Corps honor guard platoon from Naval Base Kitsap march in formation following a 21 gun salute in honor of Coast Guard Signalman First Class Douglas Munro at a ceremony held in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 26, 2025. Munro shielded the withdrawal of 500 Marines under enemy gunfire with his Higgins boat at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, Sept. 27, 1942. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 09.26.2025
The Coast Guard flies in the sun during the annual Douglas Munro ceremony held in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 26, 2025. The ensign was first flown by the Revenue Cutter Service in 1799 to distinguish revenue cutters from merchant ships. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier)...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 09.26.2025
U.S. Coast Guard members from the Base Seattle Color Guard team present colors during the annual Douglas Munro ceremony held in Cle Elum, Washington, Sept. 26, 2025. Munro was killed in action Sept. 27, 1942, after placing his Higgins boat as a shield for 500 Marines beleaguered by enemy gun fire on the beaches of Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 09.26.2025
U.S. Coast Guard members stand at parade rest during a ceremony for Douglas Munro held in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 26, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard members from around the country annually travel to central Washington State to remember the sacrifice of Munro, the Coast Guard’s only Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action while leading the rescue effort of several hundred Marines under......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 09.26.2025
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary listen to a speaker during the annual Douglas Munro ceremony in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 26, 2025. Munro was killed in action Sept. 27, 1942, after placing his Higgins boat as a shield for 500 Marines beleaguered by enemy gun fire on the beaches of Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his leadership and service.......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 09.26.2025
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Phillip Waldron speaks to the crowd during the annual Douglas Munro remembrance ceremony in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 26, 2025. Waldron, the 15th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, is the most senior enlisted member of the service. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier)...
