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PHOTOs: Memorial services highlight day of activities at Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, Michigan

August 6, 2015
Adm. Paul Zukunft, commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, addresses Coast Guard crews and general public during the National Memorial Service in Escanaba Park in Grand Haven, Mich., July 31, 2015. The annual memorial service, held during the Coast Guard Festival, honors Coast Guard members who have lost their lives during the past year. (U.S. Coat Guard photo by Coast Guard Auxiliarist Mike Hudec) Crew members stand in formation during the National Memorial Service held in Escanaba Park in Grand Haven, Mich., during this year's Coast Guard Festival, July 31, 2015. The memorial service honors Coast Guard members who have lost their lives during the past year.

The Coast Guard Pipe Band performs at this year's Coast Guard National Memorial Service in Escanaba Park in Grand Haven, Mich., July 31, 2015. The service, held each year during the Coast Guard Festival, honors Coast Guard members who have lost their lives during the past year. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Alan Haraf)

Adm. Paul Zukunft, commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, and Alexander Hamilton place flowers at the base of the memorial in Escanaba Park during this year's Coast Guard National Memorial Service in Grand Haven, Mich., July 31, 2015. Hamilton is a descendant of Alexander Hamilton, the nation's first secretary of the Treasury and founder of the Revenue Cutter Service, which eventually became the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf) Don Pryjmak, president of the Past Commander's Association, addresses a crowd during the Auxiliary's 9th Central Region Memorial Service in Escanaba Park in Grand Haven, Mich., July 31, 2015. The service, held each year during the Coast Guard Festival, is a tribute to Coast Guard Auxiliarists in the 9th District who have passed away during the last year. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Alan Haraf) Attendees at this year's Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, Mich., take advantage of free tours of one of the four Coast Guard cutters moored along the river, July 31, 2015. The cutters Alder, Biscayne Bay, Mackinaw and Buckthorn are open for tours throughout the weekend of the festival. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Steve Strohmaier) A crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn greets part of the large number of people touring four cutters at this year's Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, Mich., July 31, 2015. The cutters are open for tours throughout the weekend of the festival. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Steve Strohmaier)
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