Wreaths Across America, New London Connecticut

U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Lloyd Pierce salutes alongside members of the local Wreaths Across America group during a wreath laying ceremony on Hopley Yeaton's grave at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Dec. 12, 2012. The Wreaths Across America organization honors veterans and active military by placing wreaths on the headstones of veterans. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Honings.