Petty Officers Kirby Graves and Austin Rucker honor the passing of President George H. W. Bush, in accordance with Commandant Instruction 5000.3B, with a saluting battery of cannon fire from 0800 until sunset, Dec. 3, 2018.
Official U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Brahm.
“I watched as the driver tried to correct the loss of steering and over corrected. I heard the tires squeal as the car slid down the road, crashing through a fence, sending wood soaring through the air. Gravel and dirt were sent flying as the car drifted off the road and smashed into a tree. The sudden stop and rumble, as the front end of the car crumpled, was chilling. The front was completely destroyed on impact, and sent shrapnel...
