Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class William Parker (center) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos Reyes (right), stand next to a memorial plaque created in honor of their recently deceased shipmate, Petty Officer 2nd Class Ricky Reese, Jr., in Kodiak, Alaska, on Sept. 24, 2019.
The damage control shop aboard the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR created the plaque and it’s design incorporates unique aspects of Reese’s life service to the Coast Guard.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn.