Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen Metruck (far right), 5th District commander, salutes a flag during the Dawn’s Early Light Ceremony at Fort McHenry, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2014. The flag flown during the ceremony was a hand-sewn replica of the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that would become the national anthem. (U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 1st Class Pamela J. Boehland)