Paul Bowen, a World War II Coast Guard veteran, poses with gifts he received from the Coast Guard, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Salem, Oregon. Bowen served from September 1940 to November 1942 in the South Pacific Theater as a Motor Machinist Mate and celebrated his 100th birthday this month. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero)