CAPE MAY, N.J. - The command staff of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May and local veterans held a wreath laying ceremony today at Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro's statue in honor of the men and women of the military who have sacrificed their lives to serve our country. 

Munro is the only member of the United States Coast Guard to receive the Medal of Honor. Munro received the award posthumously for his actions during the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II.

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Image 1:
(L-R) Ron Stenlake of the American Legion Post 193, Partick Sbarra of  VFW Post 386, Seaman Recruit Richard Mason of Recruit Company Lima 181, and Bill Layton of the Marine Corps Dramis Detachment, walk side by side to place their wreaths in front of Munro's statue.

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(L-R) Ron Stenlake of the American Legion Post 193, Patrick Sbarra of VFW Post 386, and Seaman Recruit Richard Mason of Recruit Company Lima 181, salute the wreaths they placed in front of Munro's statue in honor of the men and women of the military who have sacrificed their lives to serve our country.

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