U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Dwayne Meekins, right, a great-grandson of Theodore Meekins, a surfman at U.S. Coast Guard Station Pea Island, N.C., passes a long glass to Chief Petty Officer John A. Dawson to set the first watch for fast response cutter USCGC Richard Etheridge (WPC 1102) during the ship's commissioning ceremony in Port Everglades, Fla., Aug. 3, 2012. Theodore Meekins and his shipmates, including Etheridge, the first African-American keeper of USCG Station Pea Island, earned the Gold Lifesaving Medal posthumously. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley)
Date Taken: | 08.03.2012 |
Date Posted: | 08.10.2012 09:10 |
Photo ID: | 642719 |
VIRIN: | 120803-G-ZX620-003 |
Resolution: | 3654x2431 |
Size: | 1.67 MB |
Location: | PORT EVERGLADES, FLORIDA, US |
Web Views: | 56 |
Downloads: | 4 |
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