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NEW ORLEANS — Pictured from left to right holding a replica commissioning pennant circa the War of 1812 aboard the Coast Guard Barque Eagle, April 17, 2012, are Capt. Peter Gautier, commander of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, Rear Adm. Roy A. Nash, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, Capt. Steven Pope, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and Vice Adm. Robert Parker, commander of Atlantic Area. Atlantic Area staff overseeing the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 presented the Eagle with the pennant. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill.

NEW ORLEANS – Capt. Eric Jones (left), commanding officer of the Coast Guard Barque Eagle, holds the end of a replica commissioning pennant before Lt. j.g. Jonathan Heesch (right) raises it aloft aboard the Eagle at the Bienville Wharf, April 17, 2012. The Eagle and its crew arrived in New Orleans for the Bicentennial Commemoration of the War of 1812. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill.