Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, commander Fifth Coast Guard District, delivers remarks during the commissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, July 25, 2018. Bruckenthal is the Coast Guard’s 28th Fast Response Cutter named after Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bruckenthal, who was fatally wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Arabian Gulf in 2004. Coast Guard

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