WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Postal Service leaders are scheduled to dedicate the United States Coast Guard Forever stamp during a ceremony Tuesday at Coast Guard Headquarters.
The stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp and honors the Coast Guard for its role in protecting the security of the nation and advancing its vital maritime interests. Aug. 4, 2015, marks 225 years of the U.S. Coast Guard’s lifesaving legacy.
The stamp depicts two icons of the Coast Guard: the Barque Eagle, a three-masted sailing ship known as “America’s Tall Ship;” and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, a Coast Guard rescue aircraft. William Phillips is the stamp’s artist.
WHO: Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft and Postmaster General Meagan Brennan.
WHAT: First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony for the United States Coast Guard Forever stamp.
WHEN: The ceremony is scheduled to begin Tuesday at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Cdr. Raymond J. “Ray” Evans Conference Center, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, St. Elizabeths Campus, Washington, D.C. 20593
To ensure credentialing and access to the St. Elizabeths campus, all interested media should respond to Lt. Sarah Janaro at Sarah.M.Janaro@uscg.mil or 202-372-4634 by 3 p.m. Friday. On the day of the ceremony, media need to be on-site by 9 a.m. to clear security. Please indicate if you will be arriving via public transportation or private vehicle. Further information on access to the St. Elizabeths campus will be provided after RSVP.