Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class William Colclough | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland | 05.23.2014
Joseph Ralph Millet inspects a challenge coin he received from Capt. Joseph Hester, chief of staff for the 8th Coast Guard District, during a Memorial Day program at the Southeastern Louisiana War Veterans Home in Reserve, May 23, 2014. Millet was an electrician's mate aboard the USS Machias from 1944-1945. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bill Colclough....
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class William Colclough | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland | 05.23.2014
Joseph Ralph Millet renders a salute for the Pledge of Allegiance during a Memorial Day program at the Southeastern Louisiana War Veterans Home in Reserve, May 23, 2014. Millet, an electrician's mate aboard the USS Machias from 1944-1945, received an official flag letter and challenge coin from the commander of the 8th Coast Guard District. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class William Colclough | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland | 05.12.2014
Joseph Ralph Millet looks at a photograph of the USS Machias during an interview for his official Coast Guard oral history at the Southeastern Louisiana War Veterans Home in Reserve, May 14, 2014. Millet was an electrician's mate aboard the USS Machias from 1944-1945. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bill Colclough....
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class William Colclough | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland | 05.12.2014
Anna Belle Jastram and Joseph Ralph Millet take a photo during an interview for their official Coast Guard oral history in the chapel of the Southeastern Louisiana War Veterans Home in Reserve, May 14, 2014. Jastram and Millet were Coast Guard veterans during World War II. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally....