Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 09.27.2018
Capt. Michael Cribbs, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter John Midgett, listens to Dale Nitz as he shares a piece of his traveling Douglas Munro exhibit at the annual ceremony that honors Munro at the Laurel Hills Memorial Cemetery in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 27, 2018. The ceremony is held every year to commemorate the anniversary of Munro’s death on the Guadalcanal, where he was......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 09.27.2018
Master Chief Jason Wong, command master chief, Coast Guard 13th District, rehearses before an annual ceremony that honors Douglas Munro at the Laurel Hills Memorial Cemetery in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 27, 2018. Wong presided over the event as the master of ceremonies. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 09.27.2018
Wreaths lay on the step of a World War II memorial prior to being used as part of an annual ceremony that honors Douglas Munro at the Laurel Hills Memorial Cemetery in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 27, 2018. The fives wreaths were laid by representatives for the Coast Guard Combat Veteran Association, the Coast Guard Enlisted Association, the Chief Petty Officers Association, the Chief Warrant......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 09.27.2018
Wreaths sit perched on stands after being laid behind the grave of Douglas Munro as part of an annual ceremony held in his honor at the Laurel Hills Memorial Cemetery in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 27, 2018. A native of Cle Elum, Munro joined the Coast Guard and served in Port Angeles, Wash., prior to his deployment during World War II. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 09.27.2018
Keith Gorze plays taps on a bugle during an annual ceremony held to honor Douglas Munro at the Laurel Hills Memorial Cemetery in Cle Elum, Wash., Sept. 27, 2018. The ceremony honors Coast Guard Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro and is held at his grave site each year. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross....
