PHOTO RELEASE: Medal of Honor recipient tours Lawrence Lawson

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retired Marine Corps. Col. Barney Barnum, a Medal of Honor recipient, was provided a tour of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson during a trip to Washington D.C., Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017. The Lawrence Lawson will be formally commissioned in Cape May, N.J., Mar. 18, 2017. U.S Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Krystyn Pecora

Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Joe Rizzo, commanding officer of the cutter Lawrence Lawson, provides a tour to retired Marine Corps. Col. Barney Barnum, a Medal of Honor recipient, during a visit to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017. The Lawrence Lawson will be formally commissioned in Cape May, N.J., Mar. . U.S Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Krystyn Pecora

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retired Marine Corps. Col. Barney Barnum, a Medal of Honor recipient, tours the bridge of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson during a visit to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017. Barnum received his Medal of Honor as a 1st Lt. during the Vietnam War. U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, Fifth District commander, and Lt. Cmdr. Joe Rizzo, cutter Lawrence Lawson commanding officer, speak with retired Marine Corps. Col. Barney Barnum, a Medal of Honor recipient, during a tour of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson during a visit to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017. Barnum received his Medal of Honor as a 1st Lt. during the Vietnam War. U.S Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Krystyn Pecora

Retired Marine Corps. Col. Barney Barnum, a Medal of Honor recipient, is given a tour of the engine room of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson by Chief Petty Officer David Quigley, cutter engineering petty officer, during a visit to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017. Barnum received his Medal of Honor as a 1st Lt. during the Vietnam War.
U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Joe Rizzo, commanding officer, cutter Lawrence Lawson, speaks with retired Marine Corps. Col. Barney Barnum, a Medal of Honor recipient, during a tour of the cutter while in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017. Barnum received his Medal of Honor as a 1st Lt. during the Vietnam War. U.S Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Krystyn Pecora

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retired Marine Corps. Col. Barney Barnum, a Medal of Honor recipient, is rendered honors as he departs from his tour of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017. Barnum received his Medal of Honor as a 1st Lt. during the Vietnam War.
U.S Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Krystyn Pecora