Lt. Colleen Denny, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley, presents a framed artwork with photos of the cutter and the names of its 23 plank owner crew members to Kaori Gesinger, daughter of the ship’s namesake, Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Donald Horsley, during the ship’s commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 20, 2016. The Donald Horsley is the 17th Sentinel Class fast response cutter to be commissioned in the Coast Guard.

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