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A tribute group takes off for the crew of CG1705 on Facebook

Posted on 2 November 2009 by Anastacia Thorsson | Comments

For anyone who is on Facebook, you can join a tribute group to the lost crew of CG 1705. People are leaving words of comfort, condolence and caring…so go ahead and add your own.

You can join the group here.

Photos from A Tribute To The Crew Of U.S. Coast Guard Rescue 1705 Photo 3 of 10|Back to Group|See All Photos * Previous * Next Click on peoples faces in the photo to tag them. Ken will be asked to approve all tags before others can see them. Added by Ken White to the group A Tribute To The Crew Of U.S. Coast Guard Rescue 1705 Air Station Sacramento Colors Ceremony SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Petty Officer 1st Class Darril Kiest, an aviation survival technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, lowers the stations national ensign to half mast during a morning color ceremony as others pay their respects Sunday Nov. 1, 2009. The ceremony was held in honor of seven coastguardsmen who were lost at sea when a Coast Guard C-130 suffered a mid-air collision with a Marine Corps AH-1W helicopter, Oct. 29, 2009. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bobby Nash

Photos from A Tribute To The Crew Of U.S. Coast Guard "Rescue 1705" Photo 3 of 10|Back to Group|See All Photos * Previous * Next Click on people's faces in the photo to tag them. Ken will be asked to approve all tags before others can see them. Added by Ken White to the group "A Tribute To The Crew Of U.S. Coast Guard "Rescue 1705"" Air Station Sacramento Colors Ceremony SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Petty Officer 1st Class Darril Kiest, an aviation survival technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, lowers the station's national ensign to half mast during a morning color ceremony as others pay their respects Sunday Nov. 1, 2009. The ceremony was held in honor of seven coastguardsmen who were lost at sea when a Coast Guard C-130 suffered a mid-air collision with a Marine Corps AH-1W helicopter, Oct. 29, 2009. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bobby Nash

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  • MR.PALCO92
    My Heart is heavy.Does the USCG have a program set in place for family counseling?much needed.
  • mrjacksonthomas
    Mr. Palco, yes, they do and that kind of response to such an event is almost automatic.

    Great idea for the FaceBook group. Shows what a small, important, close family the U.S. Coast Guard is. Thank you for posting this.
  • uscgspouse
    There are no words for the pain....
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