COAST GUARD MEMORIAL - U.S. Coast guard photo
Summary
La Push, Wash. (Feb. 19) -- Members of the Quileute tribe wrap Master Chief Petty Officer G.A. La Forge, officer-in-charge of Station Quillayute and Seaman Apprentice Benjamin Wingo, the only survivor of the accident in a blanket during a traditional Indian ritual. The blanket would bring him safety throughout his life. A memorial service was held in the tiny Indian village of La Push, Wash., for three fallen Coast Guardsmen who lost their lives responding to a distress call from a dismasted sailboat in heavy sea conditions. USCG photo by PA1 Steve M. Aitkins
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Date
19/02/1997
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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