Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian McCrum | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 11.12.2020
The Commanding Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard salutes the burial flag of Coast Guard Capt. Eleanor L'Ecuyer and delivers it to her family, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, Nov. 12, 2020. L'Ecuyer served her country from 1944 until 1971 and was the first direct-commissioned female officer in the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian McCrum | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 11.12.2020
An all-female firing party of the U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard fires a three-volley gun salute during Capt. Eleanor L'Ecuyer's full military honors burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, Nov. 12, 2020. L'Ecuyer was one the first female direct commissioned officers in the Coast Guard and was helped to pave the way for women in the Coast Guard today. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian McCrum | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 11.12.2020
U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guardsmen prepare to fold the flag of Capt. Eleanor L'Ecuyer at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, Nov. 12, 2020. L'Ecuyer, who passed away at 97, was a trailblazer for women in the Coast Guard during her long career. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian McCrum)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian McCrum | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 11.12.2020
U.S. Coast Guard members in attendance of Capt. Eleanor L'Ecuyer's burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, salute as her remains are brought to her final resting place, Nov. 12, 2020. Approximately 70 Coast Guard members were in attendance. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian McCrum)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian McCrum | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 11.12.2020
Six horses pull a black artillery caisson on which sits a flag-draped casket containing the remains of U.S. Coast Guard Captain Eleanor L'Ecuyer in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, Nov. 12, 2020. L'Ecuyer was the first direct commissioned female officer in the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian McCrum)...
