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Coast Guard bomb detection K-9 ‘Crema' being honored in memorial

United States Coast Guard Senior Chief K9 Crema

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard is holding a memorial Thursday for Crema, a yellow Labrador explosives detection K-9.

The K-9 worked with the Maritime Safety and Security Team in Seattle under his handler, Chief Petty Officer William Porter.

USCG Senior Chief K-9 Crema and Porter successfully conducted hundreds of operational missions across the country.

He served in the Coast Guard for six years and started his career in Galveston, Texas.

Other K-9 units and representatives from local agencies will attend the memorial on base at Pier 36, followed by a procession as Porter carries his ashes.

Porter will receive formal permission from the unit's commanding officer before getting underway in a small boat to spread Crema's ashes.