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1,000 attend memorial for CA Coast Guard officer
Posted: Dec 8, 2012 7:20 PM by ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES (AP) - About 1,000 people have attended a memorial for the Coast Guard petty officer who died after a boat collision while investigating suspected smuggling off the California coast.
Saturday's ceremony honoring Senior Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne included a 21-gun salute, military aircraft flyovers and speeches.
Horne died last Sunday after a small boat he was on was struck by a panga-style vessel running without lights. Authorities said Horne and another crewman were thrown into the ocean and a propeller struck him in the head.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called what happened a "tragic attack" that reminds us of the dangers the men and women of the Coast Guard face.
Two Mexican nationals have been arrested and charged with killing Horne.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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