A Coast Guard color guard from Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., presents the American flag during a flag ceremony commencing the Seaman's Memorial ceremony held at Maritime Memorial Park in Astoria, Aug. 7, 2015.
The Seaman's Memorial is held annually in conjunction with the Astoria Regatta in remembrance of those who had lost their life in the Columbia River or at sea.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
Capt. Daniel Travers, commander, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., speaks at the annual Seaman's Memorial held at Maritime Memorial Park in Astoria, Aug. 7, 2015.
Consecrated in August 1993, the Maritime Memorial Park is a culmination of six years of hard work by residents in the community who sought to recognize those lost at sea and as a recognition of service in the maritime industry.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
Curt Nehring, a Columbia River Bar pilot, Capt. Daniel Travers, commander, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., and Travers' wife, CC, toss flowers into the Columbia River in memoriam of those who have lost their life on the river or at sea, Aug. 7, 2015.
The tossing of the flowers wrapped up the annual Seaman's Memorial ceremony held at Maritime Memorial Park in Astoria.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
Chief Petty Officer Christopher Sheppard, officer in charge, Aids to Navigation Team Astoria, Ore., looks at a memorial wall at the Maritime Memorial Park in Astoria after the annual Seaman's Memorial ceremony, Aug. 7, 2015.
Sheppard has a family name on the wall, which he was searching for while paying tribute to the other names.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.