Coast Guard Crew Remembered

March 9, 2012

Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard bid farewell to four of its own.

In a memorial service held at Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile, the service paid tribute to the crew of Coast Guard helicopter 6535 – Lt. Cmdr. Dale Taylor, Lt. Thomas Cameron, Chief Petty Officer Fernando Jorge and Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Knight.

“Dale, Tom, Nando and Drew answered the call,” said Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp. “They stepped forward and dedicated their lives to helping others – the only thing stronger than their desire to fly, was their desire to serve. And, they did serve – they served all of us.”

On February 28, a Coast Guard helicopter went down in Mobile Bay during a training flight. The bodies of Taylor, Cameron and Jorge were recovered from the crash site shortly after the crash. Knight’s body was recovered Thursday.

Pictured: A memorial service honoring the Coast Crew that died last week in a Mobile Bay crash was held Thursday in Mobile. Photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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One Response to “Coast Guard Crew Remembered”

  1. Wilma Gibson on March 9th, 2012 10:33 am

    Lives taken too soon, but doing a service for others. I have a grandson-in-law, and a nephew-in-law serving in the Coast Guard in Mobile. I am very proud of what they are doing. I pray for God to be with all of them as they put their lives on the line to help and save the lives of others.

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