Coast Guard Seaman Recruit Francis Ferster pauses to pay respect after he carefully placed a Coast Guard standard and a national ensign at the gravesite of a fallen shipmate during the 15th annual Flags Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2013. More than 100 Coast Guardsmen, retirees, family members, Cub scouts, Boy scouts, Sea Cadets, and friends congregated on Coast Guard hill to honor the fallen shipmates before dispersing through the cemetery to place Coast Guard standards and national ensigns at the gravesites of deceased Coast Guardsmen during the 15th annual Flags Across America event. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew S. Masaschi)