The Coast Guard Cutter Smilax floats at its home port at Sector Field Office Fort Macon, North Carolina on Aug. 27, 2019. The Smilax was commissioned in 1944 five months after Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward Wargo. DVIDS#: 191028-G-HU058-1002