SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Members from the Coast
Guard Honor Guard hold the American Flag over the urn of Rear Adm.
Bennett "Bud" Sparks (Oct. 1925-May 2009) during a memorial service
June 13, 2009. Sparks served in the Coast Guard for 47 years before
retiring in 1989. Coast Guard photo/Petty
Officer 3rd Class Levi Read |