Petty Officer 1st Class Rory Jenkins, from the Incident Management Division at Marine Safety Unit Portland, visits with World War II veteran Vern Shaw at his departure gate at Portland International Airport in Portland, Ore., Sept. 27, 2018.
Approximately 40 veterans from the Pacific Northwest who served during World War II, Korean or Vietnam Wars were flown to Washington D.C. to see the national monuments and war memorials.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.