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Coast Guard Ensigns Kiley Relfle, left, and Ismael Ortiz prepare to hoist the American flag during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Coast Guard Sector New York, Staten Island, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2014.

Coast Guard Ensigns Kiley Relfle, left, and Ismael Ortiz prepare to hoist the American flag during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Coast Guard Sector New York, Staten Island, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2014.

Coast Guard Ensigns Kiley Relfle, left, and Ismael Ortiz prepare to hoist the American flag during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Coast Guard Sector New York, Staten Island, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2014.

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