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Cmdr. William A. McKinstry, United States Coast Guard As the crew of the Ganeff[sic] told it, they were anchored on Rum Row Sunday night when the Daphne swung alongside. Suddenly a storm of paint pots, vegetables and other missiles came flying at them from the Coast Guard cutter . . . . The Baltimore Sun,
Cmdr. Kathy A. Hamblett, United States Coast Guard retired Framed as heroes, we are often labeled as courageous by others. To most of us, it felt like survival. And we persevered as only the young can–with verve and humor. Cmdr. Kathy Hamblett (retired), Coast Guard Academy Class of 1980 In recognition of 40 years
Capt. John R. Olson, United States Coast Guard Reserve (retired) Beginning in 1982, the United States Coast Guard assigned responsibility to the Ninth Coast Guard District in Cleveland, Ohio, to train reservists for military mobilization. The intended mission of these “notional,” or prototype units, was to perform harbor defense for offload ports supporting that support
BM1 William A. Bleyer, United States Coast Guard [Editor’s note: This article was inspired by a story written by PAC Matthew R. Schofield for Coast Guard Magazine in 2010.] “We were sitting ducks and the Germans clearly had us in their sights.“ Steward’s Mate 2nd Class John Noble Roberts, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve The
William H. Thiesen, Historian, Coast Guard Atlantic Area In 1815, the lighthouse keeper at Gay Head Light, Martha’s Vineyard, hired members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe as assistants. The keeper recommended these men as the best workers available to support lighthouse operations. Since then, Native Americans from a variety of tribal nations have participated in
Ensign Malia R.K. Hindle, United States Coast Guard Cutter Bear During its most recent patrol, Coast Guard Cutter Bear diverted from an Eastern Pacific counter-narcotics patrol to support Operation “Relevant Ursa (Latin for bear)” in West Africa. Under the tactical control (TACON) of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Bear quickly prepared for its 95-day deployment to
MLE2 Anthony M. Ross, United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard has a long history of military working animals. During World War II, horses and dogs were used operationally. Early in the war, German spies landed on East Coast beaches and enemy subs were sighted on East and West coasts. These incidents led
John Moseley, Historian, Coast Guard Aviation Association In 1980, cocaine was not yet on the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) radar screen. At the time, the DEA focused on heroin. This focus changed quickly. During the mid-1980s and 1990s, 60 percent of the world’s coca crop was grown in Peru. Most of that coca was processed
Paul H. Johnson, Librarian, Coast Guard Academy (retired) This Department in closing its official connection with Captain Faunce is happy to express to you its satisfaction at the prompt, energetic and able manner in which he has conducted his command whilst in its service. Navy Secretary Isaac Toucey to Treasury Secretary Howell Cobb, April
Cmdr. Neil E. Hurley, United States Coast Guard (retired) It is a sad fact of medical history from the 1880’s that many people who suffered from broken arms or legs were treated with amputation. At the time, there simply were no antibiotics or complex surgeries that could save a limb and, as a consequence, the