SN Leonrhee Kereseta Alaimaleata

SN Leonrhee Kereseta Alaimaleata, son of American Samoa from the village of Alofau is one of the selected elite members of the US Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard in Washington DC, honoring President Bush at his funeral ceremony this week. He is pictured here front row, center. He is the son of Ret. Sgt. Keresema Alaimaleata and Elisapeta Tuupo Alaimaleata. “I’m in tears thinking how lucky he is to be a part of such a moment that he will share with his children,” his mother told Samoa News. [courtesy photo]