Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard Thirteenth District

Date: Apr. 28, 2008
Contact: USCG Public Affairs
206-220-7237 

SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND VISITS COAST GUARD STATION
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SEATTLE - An HH-60 rescue helicopter crew, from Air Station Astoria, Ore., speaks to a group of students from the Washington State School for the Blind today during a tour at Station Tillamook Bay, Ore. The 46 students, who are blind or visually impaired, received a tour from the helicopter crew and were able to feel inside and outside of the helicopter to help them capture a picture in their mind. The Washington State School for the Blind is located in Vancouver, Wash. (Photo by Petty Officer Kelly Parker, U.S. Coast Guard)



SEATTLE - Lt. Dave Bartram explains the controls of an HH-60 helicopter to a student from the Washington State School for the Blind during a tour today at Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay, Ore. The 46 students, who are blind or visually impaired, received a tour from the helicopter crew and were able to feel inside and outside of the helicopter to help them capture a picture in their mind. The Washington State School for the Blind is located in Vancouver, Wash. (Photo by Petty Officer Kelly Parker, U.S. Coast Guard)



SEATTLE - Petty Officer Michael Vanberkom guides two students from the Washington State School for the Blind along the exterior of an HH-60 rescue helicopter today during a tour at Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay, Ore. The 46 students, who are blind or visually impaired, received a tour from the helicopter crew and were able to feel inside and outside of the helicopter to help them capture a picture in their mind. The Washington State School for the Blind Vancouver, Wash. (Photo by Petty Officer Kelly Parker, U.S. Coast Guard)

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