Mariner's Day 2 - U.S. Coast guard photo
Summary
NEW YORK - Veterans of the Merchant Marines sing the National Anthem during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Mariner's Memorial in Battery Park, N.Y., honoring mariners who have perished at sea on Mariner's Day May 19, 2009.
The Merchant Marine is an organization of commercial sea farers who run tankers, cargo ships, barges, and other means of sea-going transport dedicated to the shipment of economic commodities and household goods throughout the world. The Merchant Marine Academy, based in King's Point, N.Y., serves as the training school for people who chose to serve as professional commercial mariners.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Barbara L. Patton)
Date
19/05/2009
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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