December 6, 2014
Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw begin unloading some of the more than 1,200 Christmas trees before the Christmas Ship ceremony at Chicago's Navy Pier, Dec. 6, 2014. The cutter and crew are in Chicago to help re-enact the tradition of the original Chicago Christmas Ship from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and are partnering with the Chicago maritime community to bring more than 1,200 Christmas trees to needy families in Chicago. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf)
Members of the International Shipmasters Association pay tribute to those who lost their lives at sea during the memorial segment of the Christmas Ship ceremony at Navy Pier in Chicago, Dec. 6, 2014. The original Christmas Ship sank off the coast of Two Rivers, Wis., in November 1912 while making its annual trip to Chicago to deliver Christmas trees. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf)
Cmdr. Vasilios Tasikas, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, tells the story of the original Christmas Ship during a ceremony at Chicago's Navy Pier, Dec. 6, 2014. Tasikas and his crew are in Chicago to help re-enact the tradition of the original Chicago Christmas Ship from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and are partnering with the Chicago maritime community to bring more than 1,200 Christmas trees to needy families in Chicago. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf)
Capt. Amy Cocanour, commander of Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, helps present the ceremonial first Christmas tree to a representative family during the Christmas Ship ceremony at Navy Pier, Dec. 6, 2014. The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw and crew are in Chicago to help re-enact the tradition of the original Chicago Christmas Ship from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and are partnering with the Chicago maritime community to bring more than 1,200 Christmas trees to needy families. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf)
Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw and area youth organizations begin unloading more than 1,200 Christmas trees following the Christmas Ship ceremony at Navy Pier, Dec. 6, 2014. The Mackinaw and crew are in Chicago to help re-enact the tradition of the original Chicago Christmas Ship from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and are partnering with the Chicago maritime community to bring more than 1,200 Christmas trees to needy families in Chicago. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Auxiliarist Jay Katzman)
Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw and area youth organizations begin offloading more than 1,200 Christmas trees following the Christmas Ship ceremony at Navy Pier, Dec. 6, 2014. The Mackinaw and crew are in Chicago to help re-enact the tradition of the original Chicago Christmas Ship from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and are partnering with the Chicago maritime community to bring more than 1,200 Christmas trees to needy families in Chicago. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf)