Capt. Christopher Bergen, Navy, places a medal engraved with the words "Welcome Home" around the neck of a Vietnam veteran. The annual ceremony pays tribute to the 749 sailors and soldiers who lost their lives April 28, 1944, during The Battle of Exercise Tiger, which began as a top secret naval operation designed to prepare troops for the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Micallef

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Keywords: coast, exercise, guard, tiger, uscg, vietnam