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Town unveils statue of first African-American Life Saving Service station keeper
Image by U.S. Coast Guard
MANTEO, N.C. - The town of Manteo honored life saver and civil rights hero Richard Etheridge with a bronze statue which was unveiled Saturday on Roanoke Island.
Etheridge was born into slavery on Roanoke Island in 1842 and went on to become the first African-American in charge of a U.S. Life-Saving Service rescue station. He was in charge of the Pea Island station from 1880 to 1900.
The keynote speaker for the unveiling, Daniel Gardiner, shared the impact Etheridge's work made on his life. Gardiner's uncle and grandparents were among nine people pulled from the wreck of the sailing ship E.S. Newman by the men of the Pea Island rescue station in 1896.
"God bless Richard Etheridge," said Gardiner. "You can see that the appreciation for Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island life savers lives on and actually gets stronger every time I come down here."
The bronze statue was crafted by Stephen H. Smith over the course of 10 months. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Kendrick)
USS New York Sailor takes part in a Habitat for Humanity Brushes with Kindness community service project
Image by Official U.S. Navy Imagery
NEW YORK (May 26, 2011) Operations Specialist Seaman Tashina Rogers, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), takes part in a Habitat for Humanity Brushes with Kindness community service project at a community center in the Mariners Harbor House on Staten Island. New York has 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center towers forged into her bow and is participating in the 24th annual Fleet Week New York. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Corey Lewis/Released) 110526-N-2147L-003
Sailors walk in formation at the conclusion of a Memorial Day service
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BROOKWOOD, England (May 29, 2011) Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Ricardo A. Garcia, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), walks in formation at the conclusion of a Memorial Day service at the Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial. George H.W. Bush is anchored off the coast of Portsmouth, England, for the ship's first overseas port visit of its first combat deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis/Released) 110529-N-YZ751-100
