Published: 8/27/2012 - Updated: 8 months ago

Navy Week tours, silent drill team

On the last day of Navy Week, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, the line for tours of the various ships on the Maumee River were extensive. Ships' crewmen gave Toledoans a little taste of what it's like to work and live aboard military vessels. Also, the Coast Guard Silent Drill Team gave a performance to an awed crowd. CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL PHOTO, START SLIDE SHOW.

James Cayce of Toledo takes a picture while he heads onto the USCGC Mobile Bay with his son Timothy Cayce on his shoulders during Navy Week.

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U.S. Coast Guard members Daniel Alati, left, of Lapeer, Mich., and Nathan Petrowski, right, answer questions about the galley of the ship while people take on a tour of the USCGC Mobile Bay.

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U.S. Coast Guard members Daniel Alati, left, from Lapeer, Mich., and Nathan Petrowski, right, share a Coast Guard/Navy joke with AJ Adame, left, with the Navy Reserve of Gibsonburg, Jill Niese, center, and Nick Niese, right, of New Bavaria while the group tour of the USCGC Mobile Bay.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo U.S. Coast Guard members Daniel Alati, left, from Lapeer, Mich., and Nathan Petrowski, right, share a Coast Guard/Navy joke ... THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Petty Officer Jason Weaver, left, answers questions for Ray Orwig, right, of Ida, Mich., during a tour of the USCGC Mobile Bay.

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John Krontz, center, of Sylvania, takes a picture of his son Drake Krontz, 9, left, behind the wheel while brother Chase Krontz ,9, right, waits his turn while on a tour of the USCGC Mobile Bay.

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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Visitors tour of the deck of the USCGC Mobile Bay during Navy Week. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Hellen Runowski, 4, of Ann Arbor, peaks over the rail to see visitors touring the deck of the USCGC Mobile Bay. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo A boat full of passengers look out at the ships from the Maumee River during Navy Week. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Navy Lt. Harold Kiffer, Chief Executive Officer, answers questions for, from left, Misty Garrett, Alyssa Slater, and Logan Slater, while on a tour of the USCGC Mobile Bay.

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Navy Lt. Harold Kiffer, Chief Executive Officer, answers questions DeJuan Hood, 7, of Toledo, while on a tour of the USCGC Mobile Bay.

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Drill Master, DC1 Andrew Hammersmith, front, leads members of the Coast Guard Silent Drill Team to an area before a performance.

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Drill Master, DC1 Andrew Hammersmith, center, stands still while members of the Coast Guard Silent Drill Team perform with their guns.

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Drill Master, DC1 Andrew Hammersmith, center, stands still while members of the Coast Guard Silent Drill Team perform with their guns during Navy Week.

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Elsie Jackson, left, of Toledo, has her picture taken with Drill Master, DC1 Andrew Hammersmith after he participated in a silent drill team performance Sunday.

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Enlarge | Buy This Photo The line for visitors to board the USS De Wert extends all the way down Water Street past the factories. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

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Navy veteran Sam Goddess, who served on a PT Boat in the South Pacific during WWII, reacts to seeing the USS De Wert during Navy Week in downtown.

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Enlarge | Buy This Photo GM2 Ryan Bagrowski, of Toledo, stands in front of a simulator for visitors during the Navy Week festivities. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Navy Week tours, silent drill team

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