Bernard Webber memorial service
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WELLFLEET, Mass.- A Coast Guard bugler and ceremonial honor guard stand by to present graveside honors for Bernard Webber in Wellfleet, Mass., Saturday, May 9, 2009. Webber began his 20 year career in the Coast Guard in 1946 and was the coxswain of a 36-foot motorized, wooden lifeboat during the historic rescue of the crew of the Pendleton, a 520-foot tanker, off the coast of Chatham, Mass., Feb. 18, 1952, where 32 lives were saved in the midst of 60-foot seas and winds exceeding 50 miles per hour. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Etta Smith)
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09/05/2009
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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