7/13/10

On Wednesday July 7th, the U.S. Coast Guard lost three of it's members in a helicopter crash off La Push, Washington.  The Coast Guard is a tightly knit community, this is a very big loss.  Today there will be a public memorial in Sitka, Alaska.  The live broadcast will begin approximately at 1:30 p.m. and can be accessed by the public at 
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/alaska-public-affairs 

The crew members who died in the crash are Aircraft Maintenance Technician Second Class Brett M. Banks, 33, of Rock Springs, WY; Aircraft Maintenance Technician First Class Adam C. Hoke, 40, of Great Falls, Mont.; and pilot Lt. Sean D. Krueger, 33, of Seymour, Conn.