US COAST GUARD VETERAN VISITS NEW YORK, NY

NEW YORK, New York (Nov. 8, 2002)--Senior Chief Chris Weiller, of Coast Guard Activites New York, visits with 77-year old U.S. Army World War II Veteran Murray Gilman at the 23rd Street Veterans Medical Center. Military members from the Coast Guard and Navy visited hospitalized veterans, along with 30 students from Queens District 28, delivering Veterans Day cards in support of Operation "Thank a Veteran." The Coast Guard and School District 28 have delivered more than 15,000 cards to New York City Veterans for the last three years. USCG photo by PA1 Tom Sperduto