Cleveland Honor Flight, World War II veteran photo

CLEVELAND - Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, thanks Elizabeth Racic for her service as a Coast Guard SPAR during World War II, before an Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., at Cleveland-Hopkins Intl. Airport, Nov. 9, 2011. SPAR's (a contraction of Semper Paratus, Always Ready, the Coast Guard's motto) were the women'??s reserve that augmented forces in the United States during World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener).