Medal of Honor Recipient visits Coast Guard unit

SAN DIEGO - Capt. Sean Mahoney, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Sector San
Diego, escorts Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry to the front
of the hangar Jan. 25, 2012. This was Petry's first opportunity to address Coast Guardsmen
and was able to experience first-hand patrolling the waters of San Diego Bay by getting
underway aboard a Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft boat for a familiarization
ride around San Diego Bay.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.

SAN DIEGO – Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry
speaks to members of U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego during his visit
Jan. 25, 2012. This was Petry’s first opportunity to address Coast Guardsmen
and was able to experience first-hand patrolling the waters of San Diego Bay
by getting underway aboard a Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft boat
for a familiarization ride around San Diego Bay.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.

SAN DIEGO – Petty Officer 2nd Class Omar Rose, a boatswains mate at U.S. Coast Guard
Station San Diego, helps Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry
put on a life preserver before getting underway Jan. 25, 2012. Petry visited Sector San Diego
and spoke with the members here before experiencing first-hand patrolling the waters of
San Diego Bay by getting underway aboard a Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft
boat for a familiarization ride around San Diego Bay.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.

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