Imagery Available: U.S. Coast Guard honors life of Master Chief Phillip F. Smith, second Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/18/2017 07:01 PM EDT

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July 18, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 13th District Pacific Northwest
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Imagery Available: U.S. Coast Guard honors life of Master Chief Phillip F. Smith, second Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard

 

Coast Guard members fold an American flag during a funeral ceremony held for the late Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Phillip F. Smith, in the Tahoma National Cemetery, July 18, 2017. Smith’s service medals and awards include the Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal with silver star, the National Defense Service Medal with bronze star and the United Nations Service Medal and the Korean Service Medal. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.

Coast Guard members fold an American flag during a funeral ceremony held for the late Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Phillip F. Smith, in the Tahoma National Cemetery, July 18, 2017.

Smith was the second Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, taking his post August 1, 1973 and retiring in 1977.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.


Adm. Charles D. Michel, vice commandant of the Coast Guard (left) and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Steven W. Cantrell (right), salute during a memorial service held in the Tahoma National Cemetery, July 18, 2017, for the late Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Phillip F. Smith. Smith enlisted in the Coast Guard on Sept. 20, 1949, serving at many units throughout the country. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.

Adm. Charles D. Michel, vice commandant of the Coast Guard (left) and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Steven W. Cantrell (right), salute during a memorial service held in the Tahoma National Cemetery, July 18, 2017, for the late Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Phillip F. Smith.

Smith enlisted in the Coast Guard on Sept. 20, 1949, serving at many units throughout the country.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.

Adm. Charles D. Michel, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, presents a folded American flag to a family member of the late Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Phillip F. Smith, during a ceremony held in his honor at the Tahoma National Cemetery, July 18, 2017. Smith was the second Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, taking his post August 1, 1973 and retiring in 1977. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.

Adm. Charles D. Michel, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, presents a folded American flag to a family member of the late Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Phillip F. Smith, during a ceremony held in his honor at the Tahoma National Cemetery, July 18, 2017.

Smith’s service medals and awards include the Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal with silver star, the National Defense Service Medal with bronze star and the United Nations Service Medal and the Korean Service Medal.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.

 

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